Chapter 76. The End Of Us

Lila’s POV

It’s been a week. Seven freaking, boring and heartbreaking week

Since that night after Caleb left, sitting on the porch with my journal like an idiot, hoping, praying that Ryder would come back.

But he didn’t and instead it was Caleb who texted me that he would come check up on me tomorrow and get me my favourite snack.

Ryder had come to apologize, I knew it, I saw it in his eyes but he had seen me and Caleb and lost it.

He threw my journal and left.

And now? I was stuck. Like my brain hit pause that night and forgot how to move on. I haven’t eaten, barely slept. Just replaying his voice in my head, over and over. I saw him at school with Salome and they were together all the time. Our eyes met once in Chemistry class, twice in the cafeteria and

once when he was practicing and I was casually passing the rink with Leah and a new girl at school.

It was

Friday and I was supposed to go to the movies with Mom and her