Chapter 146

Emma’s POV

“I thought Kevin said he was gonna be staying over at yours last night?” Casey asked as we made our way through the teeming crowd of students.

Everyone was hurrying off to class, but Casey and I were yet to catch the buzz and rush, and we might never, cause I never saw Casey follow the crowd. She stood out, and did it quite well.

“Plans change, don’t they?” I smiled, trying to evade the conversation.

“Emma, you know you do not have to wear that mask with me. It’s old and rumpled and I can really already see through it.” Casey said, and stopped walking.

“We’re gonna be late!” I screamed at her as she paused in her tracks.

A guy on skateboard hit her, and she quickly flung curse words at him.

“Em, you look miserable.” She said, “What went wrong, really?”

“Why do you care so much?” I snapped at her. “Matter of fact, I think that’s the wrong question. “Who do you care about, really? Kevin or I?” I asked, looking straight