Lucian I couldn’t wrap my head around it. Dionne, shutting Peyton down in front of everyone like that from saying something as horrible as what she just went through yesterday? I mean what was she thinking? She wanted it hidden from our parents and I didn’t get why. The whole thing was serious, and she had to know keeping it from them was a bad idea. Was she afraid of what they'd say? Or worse, what they might do? It didn’t make sense. After breakfast, we all got up to leave. Dionne and Peyton were at it again, teasing each other like they were closer than ever and laughing. I hated how it got under my skin. It wasn’t that I wanted to be the one joking with her, but watching them, it always made me wonder a lot. Was her rejection really about Peyton? Were they in love? That idea pissed

