MILLICENT
Xander Brooks: Party at 8pm. Meet me at the courtyard fountain. Unless you want me to break into the Dean's office and come to your dorm room instead?
I stared at the message like it was from another world. A party? Now? After everything?
But the silence in the room was deafening making me feel extra lonely and I knew I'd spend the night stewing in self hate.
Maybe… just one night. Maybe letting loose wouldn’t kill me.
I bit my lip, rolled out of bed, and opened my closet. I wasn’t going to try too hard. I'm not going to give him the satisfaction.
I picked a pair of dark jeans that fit snugly and a plain gray sweater, tied my hair into a loose ponytail, swiped on some lip balm, and that was it. Simple, comfortable and unimpressive.
By the time I reached the courtyard, Xan
