HAYLEY
I sight Corey by the edge of the room, engaged in a conversation with the short-statured, freckled new boy on the team, whose name I still can't place. But I don't bother calling for her. I push past the crowd in the basement, stumble out of the room and step out into the night. Alone, I start to make my way home, trudging down the empty street.
Blinking rapidly, I force back the tears huddled in the corner of my eyes. My guts feel hollow, like someone punched a hole right through me. Axel and Ivy together? The memory makes my insides churn with a bitter mix of jealousy and hurt.
Since when did those two have anything to do with each other? Since Shane got close to you. The thought almost makes me nauseous. The idea that Axel and Ivy could be cozying up to each other as a way o
