LIAM I barely slept that night. Every time I closed my eyes, I saw Elizabeth's face. The way she looked at me when she made her offer. The flush on her cheeks that she tried so hard to hide. The way her voice sounded when she said she would pretend to be my girlfriend. It was insane. The whole thing was absolutely insane and I could not believe I was actually going to go through with it. But what choice did I have? The rumours were destroying everything. Ella was suffering. People were looking at us like we were disgusting and wrong, and I could not take it anymore. So when morning came, I dragged myself out of bed and got ready for school, trying not to think too hard about what I was about to do. The courtyard was quiet when I arrived. Most students were still filtering through

