No Way Back
I didn't realize how much a person could change in twenty-four hours until I saw Jace Donovan walk back into Blackwater High. The whispers started before the first period. Again. I stood at my locker pretending to reorganize books I hadn't touched in weeks while people walked past, lowering their voices just enough to make it obvious they were talking about me. About us. I hated that there was an "us" now. Not because I didn't know what Jace meant to me. But because I did. And I wasn't ready for what that meant. Kiara appeared beside me, slamming her locker shut harder than necessary. "I swear if one more person looks at you like you're some reality TV show, I'm getting suspended." Despite everything, I laughed softly. "You can't fight the entire school." She shrugged. "Watch
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