Chapter 12. Complicated Past

Genevieve’s POV

I stared at him in shock. What did he just say? And, what does that mean? I thought.

"What?" I asked in shock.

"Why do you look so shocked? You don’t believe me? You should have heard about me by now, I never lie. Whatever I say, I mean it," he responded.

"You should have heard about me by now," his words echoed in my head. He was right, I had never stopped hearing about him since I arrived at the school. He was a playboy as well as bad news. I should set things right and steer clear of him before things get out of hand. I snatched my hand from him, ignoring the tingling sensation in my arm.

"Why do you keep following me around? Don’t you get that I don’t want to see you, be seen with you, or even speak to you? Why not just leave me alone?" I inquired, feeling frustrated by his actions and by my feelings.

He furrowed his brows. "Didn’t you hear what I just said?"

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