Chapter 9

Anna’s POV

“But seriously, that guy really likes you.”

That was Sasha, my new friend, the girl I met on my second day of school. We were walking out of class, finally done with our last lecture for the day, and it was already 6 p.m. The sun was starting to dip, but I wasn’t really thinking about the time. I was still replaying Ryan’s words from this morning over and over in my head like a broken record.

Sasha nudged me as we walked. “Are you even listening?”

I blinked. “What?”

She laughed. “That guy, Leo or Liam or whatever his name is, the one who’s always offering to carry your bag. I’m telling you, he really likes you.”

I shrugged, not even trying to hide the blank look on my face. “Well, I don’t like him.”

She gasped. “Girl, you’re hot. And you make most guys trip just by existing. They’re all over you. Literally. Like flies on sugar. Pick one already.”

I rolled my eyes. “I don’t want them.”

And I didn’t. I just didn’t