"Pierce, please I'm trying to study." I let out an aggravated sigh as my eyes flickered upward from the white-colored pages of my textbook. Pierce approached closer to me, sliding the textbook out from my lap and throwing it to the side.
"Take a bre...
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Turning over in my bed, I pulled my covers above my body and scrolled mindlessly through my phone. It was Thursday and I knew I would be getting a text from Xander at any time now. Last night Crestmont had its first gang meeting since everyone returned from North Carolina. I was supposed to attend but couldn't bring myself to get out of bed.
I watched myself shout everyone out of my life, and I could feel myself falling back into the place that my sixteen-year-old self thought she'd never get out of. And I guess in some ways, my sixteen-year-old self was right because here I was once again falling down a hole of my own depression.
After the talk with Xander, I really thought about what I was going to do next. Part of me knew I couldn't just leave Crestmont, but another part was screaming about how I would manage to go on every single day to see Pierce. The more and more I thought about it, the more I came to terms with that my old life was seemingly gone.
Opening Snapchat, I didn't bother to answer all the unanswered texts I had gotten. I wasn't in the mood to talk to anyone, I just wanted to keep to myself. I knew everyone was concerned but I had to figure this out on my own.
Tapping through all the stories, I skimmed through each photo or video before landing on Mercury's post. It had been a photo of Pierce driving what appeared to be his challenger based on the black leather interior.
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My whole body became stiff as I let out a deep breath, seeing the photo had to have been from last night based on the night sky that was seen through the windows. I was baffled to see a photo of him that meant they were spending time together.
Our whole relationship has me competing against Mercury, and I finally thought I had won but I guess I was wrong. My heart ached in my chest when I realized she went running back to her, running to her like he always had. I thought Pierce had finally grown up and realized she was toxic for him but I guess I was wrong.
Tears filled the front of my eyes, making my vision become blurry once it all began to set. I wanted to scream at him, I wanted to tell him I hated him for doing this to me but I know it would mean nothing. I mean just as Pierce said, he would go back to hating me and I guess this had been stepping one.
