Todos los capítulos de Invisible Until Him : Capítulo 1 - Capítulo 9

Rhea's POV"Rhea.""Rhea, wake up."Something shook my shoulder, gentle but insistent and I surfaced out of the dark like I had been dragged up from underwater."Hey. Hey, it's me. You're okay."Cleo's face swam into focus above me, dark curls falling loose from her bun, still in her pajama top with yesterday's mascara smudged under one eye."Same one?" she asked.My chest caved inward as that familiar hollowness and trauma washed over me. I nodded, pressing the heel of my hand against my eyes.The dream felt so surreal this time.I fought back the fear and panic. Cleo helped me up and rubbed my back in circles patiently, until my heartbeat stopped trying to climb out of my throat."You're going to be late for the bakery," I mumbled into my hands after a while, then dropped them.She stared at me.I tilted my head, flashing her a weak smile to show that I was fine now.Relief flashed across her expression, "And you're going to be late for your school bus if you don't get up in the nex

Rhea's POVI had broken every rule I made for myself in one morning and there was nothing left to do but fall apart in a locked stall and hope no one came in, crying hard into my palms.My head jerked up when I heard approaching footsteps. My pulse went from zero to everything in half a second. I held my breath, watching the gap beneath the stall door."Hey."I recognized the voice, my chest loosened by the smallest degree.Elzbieta.She was in my class. The plus-sized girl people made fun of. She had seen my real face once by accident. Since then, she had been trying to be my friend but I always ignore her."Please, go a-way." my voice came out hoarse and rough and wrong."I can't go away, Rhea." her voice was quiet. "You need to get out. I'm willing to help. We will figure something out together."I didn't answer.But I needed something. Even just a plan for getting through today, or for just the next hour. I sat there for a moment longer, turning it over. Then I stood up and pushed

Rhea's POVMy notebook stayed open in front of me, my pen stayed in my hand, but none of it actually went anywhere. I was trying to decide if I should feel insulted or just confused at the word.On the other hand, there's this inner part of me that felt giddy and excited to finally get a real chance to speak to him after two years. That fact didn't leave my head.By the time the final bell rang, I figured I would have to study properly once I get home. I was packing my books when Elz dropped into the seat beside mine."Hey." She said and I looked up.My lips curved into a smile, “Hey, hi.”“I didn't see you at lunch.”I pressed my lips together, “I got caught up with something that's why.”Her eyes narrowed and I immediately shook my head. “It's not what you think at all. And I never got a chance to say a real thank you for yesterday.” I paused, “Thank you so much for helping. It means a lot to me.”She smiled. “Don't mention. So… d-does that mean we're friends now?" She asked with li

Rhea's POVThe automatic doors slid open and I stepped inside, already feeling the cold blast of air conditioning hit me through the hoodie. A woman behind the counter glanced up, did a visible double take at the shades and the cap and the way I had my hoodie strings pulled tight under my chin, and I pretended not to notice."Hi." I kept my voice steady. "I'm here to collect an order. Jiles asked me to pick it up.""Jiles?" She tilted her head, already reaching for a clipboard. "We don't have any order under that name.""Jiles Ashford," I added quickly."You're here to collect Mr. Ashford's goods?"The voice came from behind me and I turned to find a man in a store uniform walking toward us, already pulling a phone out of his back pocket."Yes." I nodded."Right, good, you're here." He glanced at his screen. "He just sent the order through, but a few of the items he wanted aren't actually in stock."My stomach dropped slightly. "What happens now?""You will have to wait a moment." He

Rhea's POV"I can't believe he's making you do this." Elz fell into step beside me as we moved through the hall after class. "Now I support the saying never judge a book by its cover. From afar, he's so hot, but deep down he's a jerk."I swallowed without saying anything. His words had been ringing in my head through every single class that day, tangled up with what Cleo had said to me yesterday. I had told Elz I had another errand to run, and she hadn't been able to hide how annoyed that made her."Ricky's the big jerk. Jiles is more cool than him." I found myself saying, finding some strange type of relief saying it out.If he hadn't opened his mouth to talk to me at all, Jiles would have had no reason to speak to me the way he had. Maybe we would even had talked properly. Maybe he would have taken the tea without all of that."No. I think Ricky is more cool."I turned to look at her properly with my eyebrows halfway up, genuinely thrown that she had said that. Ricky's reputation wa