Freshman year student Sierra Rachel Grant rooms with a junior in college and soon finds her life tangled with hers. As if spiraling into something she has no idea of isn't enough, secrets are suddenly being uncovered.
Proposals are being made and c...
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The ocean crashed below the cliff I stood on. The rugged surface of the rock dug through my shoes painfully yet I welcomed the feeling, lost in the world behind lenses because that was my safe haven.
The sun was rising above the horizon. The yellow hue reflected off of the surface of the waters, clouds were on the darker side since it was still too early. The wind was whipping through me in sync with the swaying trees behind.
Yet I couldn't focus hard enough to capture the beauty. Yet I couldn't stop replaying what had happened last night at the party.
My glare settled on McKenna but she kept smirking at me. Professor Fray quickly made for the door, stopping for a second beside Tyler to whisper something in his ears.
Tyler shot him an irritated look and stepped inside, kicking the door shut behind him.
"It's her isn't it?! She did this! Called you here to make me look like a cheat! What? Is she suddenly in love with you?!" The fact that she'd led him here pissed me off.
"Sierra!" Tyler warned. "This isn't about her!"
"It is about her! It's always about her!"
"Will you quit pointing fingers and start telling me what was happening in here?!" I simmered down in disappointment. My heart sank as hurt tugged at my chest.
"You think I was doing something with him?" I hated how betrayed and shaky my voice sounded. Tyler pinched the bridge of his nose, muttering profusely under his breath.
"That wasn't even what I asked! But since it's the first thought that crossed your mind then maybe I should start questioning that!"
"Tyler!" I called out painfully. This was stupid! All of it! Why would I hurt over a boy that wasn't even my actual boyfriend?! A boy who was in love with another girl?!
Damn it all.
Tyler closed his eyes and breathed heavily. He turned around, laid his forehead against the door for a minute and I assumed he was calming himself down.
I pushed the stupid pain away, holding my own. A girl like me had no room for emotions and no boy was changing that.
"I'm sorry. I'm so sorry Sierra." Tyler turned back to me with remorse but it did nothing to me.
"I just really want to know what he was doing in here. What did he want?"
"I can't talk about it." Frustration marred his features.
"You know I respect you a lot. It's the reason I don't even think about prying stuff out of you even when I badly want to know. But this is different okay? And you gotta talk to me about it."
"Nothing happened between us! Isn't that enough talk?"
