Derek POV
I knew exactly why Maddie had been so shaken. It was obvious, painfully obvious. Seeing Stephen with Tiffany had reopened a wound that I thought had already healed. It wasn't like I didn't know she still had feelings for him, but seeing it so clearly… well, it was like being punched straight in the gut.
Sandy and Averie ran off after her, leaving me alone with Justin, who, of course, wasted no time in being a jerk.
"Did you see that?" he began, laughing as he sipped some soda. "f*****g weird girl. I bet she's freaking out over some nonsense."
“Justin, shut up,” I warned, trying to control myself.
"No, seriously, Derek. What's up with her? She has this... I don't know, musty-smelling librarian vibe. I don't even know what you saw in her. Likewise, I thought it was just a game
