Chapter 197

#64

The clock on the wall ticks louder than usual during last period. I keep glancing at it, counting down the minutes until the bell rings so I can get out of here.

Emilia Arden has been on my mind all day. I need to talk to her. The problem is I have no idea where she lives. Eli once mentioned they stayed on the lower east side, not too far from the fair he took me to for my birthday, but that is all I have. I never asked for his address and he never offered it. I wonder what that says about the kind of person I was back then, the kind who could spend so much time with someone and never really know the basic things about his life.

The bell finally rings and I grab my bag and head for the door with everyone else. Not like I have any plans to stick around for the next class anyway.

As soon as we step into the hallway, the noise level rises and I see exactly why. My picture is plastered everywhere, my face staring back at me with the words LYING SLUT printed in bold