Chapter 62. Then He Kissed

Lila’s POV

School? Nope. Not today. I didn’t want to. I didn't feel like going but I left home anyway.

Besides, there was no freaking way I would walk through those halls like nothing had happened during the weekend

I don’t even care, they can all gossip about me and laugh.

Let them pass around that stupid video of Ryder and Salome again. I didn’t care.

And heavens, the absolute last thing I needed was to hear Madison’s voice. That fake-syrup *”Poor Lila”* thing she does right before she twisted the knife. She must be throwing a party now.

Leah offered to drive me

anywhere but I wanted fresh air, space and everything and she didn’t object. I could drive perfectly well and soon I ended up in the forest.

It was quiet. So freaking quiet. Smelled like pine and that crisp, autumn-is-coming air. I just walked. Didn’t even think about where I was going, my feet just knew the path now.

And then… there it was. The cabin. The o