Tessa is the picture perfect student with good grades, flawless attendance and a charming smile. With one year left to graduate high school and a bucket list imposed by her best friend, her goal is pretty much the same with an extra addition--tick off every item on the cursed bucket list. 

But trouble comes knocking in the form of blue eyes, muscled body and an ego the size of her head. What happens when the school's bad boy, Benjamin notices her in a boxing ring?

Bullied by the bad boy

　　Olivia’s mum is not picking. I try again but her number goes straight to voicemail. As always, she’s never there when her daughter needs her. I kick the air and let out a guttural groan. My fingers slip into my scalp and I tug on my hair. I should be on my way to the clinic Olivia was transferred to but I need to speak to Gracie first. Thinking of the last few minutes makes my head hurt. That was unlike her.


　　I stop pacing in front of the principal’s office once the door opens. Gracie walks out with a smile that grows bigger when she sees me. Her knuckles are bruised and there’s a cut on her lips but she’s smiling.


　　Holding her in my arms, nose buried in her hair, I breathe her in. She scared me. “What did he say?”


　　“I’m suspended,” she answers with a shrug.


　　For someone who is getting into trouble for the first time, she looks pleased with herself. “How long?”


Understand the pain