Claws on Ice
Harlan caught me looking, causing the smirk on his face to widen, then he let out a dry scoff, shoved his empty hands back into his pockets, and leaned in slightly.
“Don't wait up for her,” he whispered as Yasmine walked away with him, laughing at some dumb joke, leaving me standing alone in the middle of the hallway.
I felt small and stupid, clutching my backpack straps as the realization sank in that I was completely on the outside.
That strange, bitter jealousy banged the back of my head all the way home. It wasn’t even that I wanted to go to Harlan’s stupid bonfire—I hated him.
But seeing him hand Yasmine that card while looking at me like I was a piece of trash? It stung, making me feel