Alle Kapitel von Almost Honest: Kapitel 11 – Kapitel 20

JUNE’S POVBy the next morning, the hallway was louder than usual.“What’s going on?” I asked Jules.“Girl, your man and Theo had a match yesterday and they were awesome.” She responded and I could make out Adrien’s face among the crowd. The bell rang and people began to disperse like seeds in the wind.Our eyes met and he began walking towards me with Theo by his side.“Grest job guys!” Jules complimented the two of them for their performance.“Thank you.” Adrien replied before his eyes settled on me. I noticed a small cut beneath his left eye. “What happened to your eye?” I reached for it instinctively and let my cool fingers touch his skin.“The real question is why your hands are so cold.” He responded and I pulled my hand away.“What happened to your eye?” I repeated. Out of the corner of my eye, I could see Jules flirting with Theo as they walked to their class. “One of the players yesterday used his fingers on my face and his nails did the work.” He replied. “I have a class

ADRIEN’S POV There were exactly three things my father loved, football, discipline and winning. Unfortunately for me, coming second place also existed. I walked through the large familiar gates of the Hayes mansion. It was my house, technically. It never really felt like home.Everything smelled faintly of polished wood and expensive candles. The housekeepers made sure everything looked perfect. It was far from it.I threw my bag over my shoulder and headed for the stairs.The house was quiet and empty as usual. “Adrien. A word, now.” I heard my father suddenly say.Shit, I didn’t know he was returning today.I internally groaned and walked towards the dining area where my father sat.“Sit.” He instructed and I pulled out a chair to sit on.“I saw your recent mock exam marks,” he started. I already knew where this was going. “A D in politics and a B in science,” he said coldly. “What exactly do you expect to build with marks like these?” “I had an A star in Mathematics.” I hat

JUNE’S POVSchool always felt different after hours. Like everyone had finally stopped pretending to be someone else.After Jules’ meltdown yesterday, she refused to come to school. “Why’d you disappear?” The message on my phone read while I was on the train.I put it back in my pocket, without replying.It felt like I was getting distracted from my goal. But rushing things would ruin everything. I had to be patient right now. Thankfully, the cafe closed early because Mr Thompson had an emergency. The month was coming to an end soon, another paycheck would be in its way.“Hi, did you get my text?” Adrien’s voice pulled me out of my thoughts.“Yeah.” I responded and we began walking towards the library.“Why did you disappear yesterday?” He asked.“Jules wasn’t feeling alright at school so I had to check on her.” I explained briefly. He muttered a small “mhm” and we walked the rest in silence.“This is our final revision. If we fail this presentation after all my suffering, I mig

ADRIEN’S POVJune stood near the table of drinks beside Jules, her yellow dress catching the warm party lights.For a second, the noise around me faded into the background. I was speechless.“Bro, are you even listening to me?” Theo frowned. I heard him say, “oh damn” and that snapped me back into reality. “You didn’t tell me your fake girlfriend looked like that?” He muttered. I didn’t answer. I caught James looking at her, like she was a sheep he could devour.Before I knew it, my feet had found their way to her.“You came,” I said simply.“As you can see.” She replied.“Didn’t know I was invisible.” Jules spoke and I turned to face her. She was in a matching dress with June, just a different color.“My apologies. Hi Jules.” I greeted her.Theo suddenly appeared by my side, “You both look gorgeous.” June muttered a thank you but Jules rolled her eyes. Theo looked oddly entertained every time Jules insulted him. “No appreciation?” He turned to Jules.“I don’t trust football p

JUNE’S POVJULES : OPEN YOUR PHONE RIGHT NOW!I stared at her message for three whole minutes before replying.“Good morning to you too,” I typed back.She sent me a picture of the party. JULES : I know you would never touch him, what happened??I could see my yellow dress. I was holding James’ hand in the picture and he was uncomfortably close.But people obviously didn’t read it that way or care enough to understand.“See you at school.” I texted back.Mum nearly burned the toast because she was dancing in the kitchen.That alone should’ve warned me something was wrong.By the time I got to school, three people had already stared at me strangely. The fourth whispered, “That’s her?” “Adrien Hayes’ girlfriend?” I kept walking like I didn’t hear it.“She and James looked very comfortable last night. Wanting James and Adrien is kind of greedy, no?” I stopped in my tracks and passed a deadly glare. What exactly was going on with everyone today? Jules was nowhere to be found so I h