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Chapter 5: Homecoming

Nina

Just as I thought, Jessica came home an hour later with a frown on her face.

“Where did you go?” she said.

I looked up from my book as I sat on the couch. Thankfully, I had prepared an excuse beforehand.

“My stomach started to hurt,” I replied. “Probably from all the alcohol last night. I couldn’t get through the crowd to make it back to you, so I just decided to come home.”

Jessica let out a sigh and walked over to her door.

“I hope you’re feeling better now at least, because there’s a party at the fire pit later since we won the game. And don’t even think about saying no! You have to put on a sexy outfit and show Justin what he’s missing.”

With that, Jessica disappeared into her room — presumably to get ready for the party. I sent Lori a quick text.

“Where u at? U going to that party later?”

A few minutes later, Lori replied: “Yeah. I promised Jess.”

I put my phone away with a sigh and closed my book. It was already seven o’clock, so the party would probably start in an hour or two. I decided to shower and change.

For some reason, as I got ready, I found myself actually caring about looking good… But not to make Justin jealous.

I wanted to look good for Enzo.

the party around nine o’clock. It was located outside, about a mile into the woods behind the school. It was an old campground from the 1970s with

music was playing. As we approached, I could see rambunctious boys whooping and throwing beer cans into the fire and flirting with

hood pulled up. Almost as soon as we arrived, she pulled out a joint and wandered off to go sit and smoke by

a short black dress with tights and boots, and wore a leather jacket on top. I still had my hair in braids, but I put on a

I replied.

walked over to a cooler nearby and grabbed a beer while Jessica stopped to flirt with a drunk guy. I took a sip and looked around as I tried to decide whether

sounded like angry voices coming from inside one of the cabins.

I made it pretty fucking clear that I

it was Lisa. And

for you! You said we

Justin.

into. Why

“How about Enzo, then? Everyone knows you’re still pissed that he broke up with you. So

heard the sound of stomping across floorboards,

from the top of the

said, then flipped her hair over her shoulder and jogged down the steps. I followed her with my gaze all the way to the fire pit,

to him. Most of the other girls at this university wouldn’t dare walk up to Enzo so nonchalantly with so many girls around him, but seeing as Enzo and Lisa used to date, it wasn’t entirely unexpected of

eyes flickered to me briefly over Lisa’s shoulder. I felt like he

rocked back and forth from her heels to her toes. “Wanna

of his beer, looking Lisa up and down. Around them, people began to watch the

ages ago, Lisa,” Enzo

“You can’t tell me you don’t miss this.” She gestured to her body, which was still dressed in her tight

Lisa stormed off. When she was gone, however, his gaze traveled over to me once more and fixed on me. His eyes almost seemed to glow again, and I