Erin Hawkwood is a junior in high school and the perfect child, even when her twin Evelyn, and older brother Evan seem otherwise. That's until she meets Elijah D'Cruz on accident, who shows her what she's been missing....


His eyes pool with tears and I can't stop my tears from streaming down my face. My hands are trembling with the gun in it and I don't even know if I'll be able to hold it up straight. Is this it? The end?

"I love you babygirl." He says, placing a kiss on my forehead, before turning the corner of his car and all I can hear are gun shots and wails and screams.

The Nose Piercing Boy

His eyes narrow down on me and his mouth parts. He strides over towards me with huge steps, pushing people out of the way easily, earning dirty looks from them, but he doesn't seem to notice. 


His faces changes into what seems like concern and his eyes widen at me. 


"Ryan! Oh my god! He was my first kiss! We were seven and-and he hugged me and gave me a rainbow loom bracelet! I miss him!" She yells, wiping fake tears from the corners of her eyes. 


She runs over and sits on an empty chair a few feet down from me and pretend sobs. 


But this man keeps striding towards me. As soon as he gets a few feet away from me, I begin to panic, my heart beating twice as fast. I clutch my hands and look both ways, hoping for a hole to engulf me, knowing I can't deal with this shit right now. 


I'm over him. We haven't been together in over a year. 


Chapter Seventy Eight