Chapter 134

Aria

I can’t believe this shit. Lucas is actually mad at me…for something I have zero control over. Like, what the hell does he expect me to do? Just drop everything…my friends, my family…and follow him blindly? The fact that he even suggested it blows my fucking mind.

The worst part? I can’t stop thinking about him. All throughout class, I’m zoning out, barely hearing a word the professor says. My notes? A mess. My brain? Even worse. And underneath all my frustration, there’s this fucking guilt…because yeah, I am keeping secrets. But it’s not like I didn’t try to tell him. He just wouldn’t listen. Too busy being angry. Too busy shutting me out.

By the time my last class ends, I practically bolt out of there. Finally, freedom. Maybe now I can clear my damn head.

Lily is waiting for me outside, arms crossed, and looking bored as hell.

“Finally done?” she asks, like I just took a damn exam instead of sitting through a boring-ass lecture.

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