Chapter 9After a sleepless night, the last thing Jasper wants is to leave the safety of his room and face today. He’d not even wanted to come home last night, and managed to sneak back in only after everyone else had gone to bed. When he walks out of his room, Jasper keeps his head down and avoids everyone other than Blake, who has no issue walking into Jasper’s room while he’s getting dressed, just to ask him if he’s okay. Apparently, Ryan told everyone last night that Jasper hadn’t been on the roof, so they hadn’t talked, which covers for them still being awkward all morning leading up to their show appearance.
Most of the show goes fine. The host, a boisterous and fun TV personality, makes it easy for them to act like nothing is wrong. Jasper laughs when Ryan’s being picked on and Ryan
