Chapter Nine— One week alone
Phoebe’s POV
Events from school replayed in my head.
The cold shock of water hitting my chest. The way my white blouse turned completely see-through in seconds. The gasps. The whispers.
The hundreds of eyes staring at my bare breasts like I was some kind of cheap entertainment.
I curled tighter into a ball on my bed, pulling the blanket over my head as if it could hide me from the memory.
Summer’s voice kept ringing in my ears.
“What kind of slut doesn’t wear a bra to school?”
My eyes burned with fresh tears. I had never felt so humiliated in my entire life. So exposed. So dirty.
And the worst part?
Seth had been the one to save me.
He wrapped his jacket around me.
He stood in front of me like a shield. He told everyone to back off.
Why?
Why di
