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During e to ask KC about hi he’d done, part of ht and constant coone now In his place was a sour, hateful douchebag that had no regard forthe French doors, I pulled the sheer, black curtains closed Moments later, the sky opened up with a crack, and the rain let loose

Awakened later that night,of the tree against the house, I flipped on ht and crept to the doors to check out the storerously down the street I tilted ht the view of a black Boss 302 charging its way into Jared’s driveway

The car fishtailed slightly before jetting out of e It was a new car th of the car I had never seen it before Last I knew Jared had aGT, so that car could’ve been anyone’s

Maybe I had a new neighbor?

I wasn’t sure how I felt about that possibility

On the other hand, that car would totally have been Jared’s taste

After a ht fell acrossfro behind his blinds My fingers started to tingle,to refocus my attention on the fantastical display of wind and curtains of rain,up and the wash of light spilling between our two housesI narrowed my eyes as I saw Jared lift up hisand lean out into the night stor the spectacle, sah the dense spatter of leaves, but I knehen he noticed me His arms stiffened as he supported himself on the sill, and his head was bowed inI could al me

He didn’t wave or nod Why would he? Absence wasn’t going to row fonder--clearly Dread and apprehension used to plague e mixture of nervousness and anticipation

I slowly backed up to close and secure the doors The last thing I wanted was to trip and give away the e ht about Jared, but I hadn’t dwelled on hi that time and distance would cool him off

Perhaps that prediction was too hopeful

And maybe I wasn’t as bothered by his shit anymore

Chapter 3

"So, have you seen hi over towards Jared’s house I didn’t have to ask who she was referring to

"No…well, yes Kind of I saw a pretty severe looking Boss charging into his garage late last night Would that be hi hi to have a couple of days’ reprieve before we ca on to the cal h the clothes inup and what needed to be washed

"Yep He traded in the GT shortly after you left and bought that I guess he’s been ers clenched the hanger tightly at her words Disappointed in the year I’d been gone When ere younger, Jared and I had dreaether for the Loop

"It’s a hot car" I hated to ade fixing up er students and appreciated the et a car in pri and his job, I just hope he’s too busy to get in s away, but my brain throbbed with annoyance

KC backed away from the door frame and belly-flopped onto my bed "Well, I, for one, am pretty excited to see the look on his face when he sees you" She leaned her head on her hand, giving rin

"And why is that?" I muttered as I walked to reat I have no idea what happened between the two of you, but he won’t be able to ignore you No ruuys away, and Jared will probably be sulking that he treated you so badly" KC wiggled her eyebrows