Chapter 8
That sick feeling was totally right.[]
The whole “Leech” thing started with Madison.[]
I remember exactly when–Thursday evening. I’d gone to Dylan’s dorm to see if he wanted to study at the library over the weekend. []
While waiting for him downstairs, I heard Madison talking to some girls by the oak tree.[]
“Poor Avery,” she was saying in this fake–sweet voice. “It’s actually really sad.“[]
“What do you mean?” someone asked.[]
“You don’t know? She’s been living off Dylan’s family since we were kids.“]
Madison sighed dramatically. “Parents died, grandma’s gone. If Dylan wasn’t so nice…“[]
“Wait, how does she afford school then?“]]
“The Carters pay for everything,” Madison whispered like it was some big secret. “Dylan told me himself. They’ve been supporting her for years.“]
My heart literally stopped.]]
Dylan told her that?
How could he share my business with her?]
“He said Avery’s like a leech that just won’t let go,” Madison kept going, sounding way too pleased with herself.]]
“But he’s too nice to cut her off completely.“]
“I mean, after supporting someone for so long, you get attached.“[]
“Kind of like keeping a stray dog.“[]
I felt like I’d been hit by a truck.[]
My
went weak and I had to grab the wall to keep from falling over.]]
Dylan actually said that?]
He really called me a leech?
Something he couldn’t shake off?
A freaking dog?]
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The other girls were eating it up.[]
“No wonder she follows him everywhere. Makes total sense now.“]
“Leech‘ is perfect for her.“[]
“Madison, you better watch out. Don’t let her latch onto you next.“]]
Madison laughed–this bright, bubbly sound that made me want to puke.]
“Don’t worry, I’m not a pushover like Dylan. I won’t put up with her shit.“[]
“Besides, she knows better than to mess with me.“[]
“If she tried anything, Dylan would have my back anyway.”
The other girls were all over it.[]
“TOTALLY! Dylan’s obsessed with you now.“]
“For real. Nobody gives a damn about some pathetic parasite.“]
I stumbled back and slammed into the wall.]
The brick felt cold, but I was frozen inside.[]
So that’s what Dylan really thought of me.]
Eighteen years and I was just fucking dead weight.[]
Eighteen years and he saw me as some disgusting leech.]
A charity case he couldn’t shake.]
I bolted.[]
Stumbling like a complete mess, tears streaming down my face.[]
Everything was blurry but I couldn’t stop moving.]
If I stopped, I’d lose it completely.[]
If I stopped, I’d storm up there and scream at him.[]
If I stopped, I might hear something even worse.]
I didn’t go find Dylan.]]
Instead I ran back to my dorm and sobbed until I couldn’t breathe.[]
Ни
My pillow was completely destroyed, soaked through multiple times.[]
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Chapter 8
My throat felt like I’d been screaming, eyes practically swollen shut.[]
But the more I cried, the angry I got.[]
This is what I meant to Dylan? This is how he saw me?[]
My dignity, everything I’d worked for, all my feelings–just TRASH to him.[]
Fine. Maybe I really was just a pathetic leech.[]
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