Nothing sucks more than college—but boring classes? They take the cake. The only good news? Internship starts at the end of the semester, just two months away. After that… graduation. Freedom.
I was scrolling Instagram, half-asleep, when a notification popped up: “Reese added a new post.”
Curious, I opened it. Mountains. Reese. Gorgeous.
Before I could admire the view properly, Harry snatched my phone.
Harry: Wait… who is she?
Me: Give it back! My phone!
Harry: Are you stalking her?
Lizzie: Who’s stalking?
Harry: Mia, look!
Me: H-hey! Give me my phone back!
Lizzie: She is beautiful… who is she?
Jeeya: Reese Roy…
Harry: Oh…
Jeeya: I thought you blocked her.
Jacob: Who blocked whom?
The room went silent.
Lizzie: Reese… who is she?
I snatched my phone back.
Me: No one.
Lizzie: Are you okay? You don’t look fine.
Me: Yes, I’m fine.
Silence again.
Jeeya: So… you didn’t block her?
Harry: Jeeya, shut up.
Jeeya: She did so much to her, she should block her.
Harry: She can’t. She’s her cousin.
Stella: Which cousin?
She appeared like she always does—dramatic and perfectly timed.
Stella: The cousin who had a crush on Jacob… and you two broke her heart and started dating.
Lizzie: Wait, you two dated each other?
Jacob: Shut up, Stella.
Stella: Why “shut up”? Lizzie confessed she liked him, and a week later you two were dating? Poor girl… she left town!
Jacob: She left after a month.
Stella: Whatever helps you sleep at night. I remember she was so shocked she thought we were messing with her for a whole week.
I ignored the chaos around me and slipped away to my secret spot.
We were inseparable back then—the ultimate troublemakers. Grandma never liked me, and every time she scolded me, Reese would make sure Grandma regretted it. She was her favorite, but she always fought for me.
Christian’s voice echoed in my mind: “I always thought I was the one to find the best secret spots… but you always beat me.”
Me: I never found these places… she always did.
Christian: Hm.
Me: She always said people are losers, that they try to put you down, but the only fight you need to win is within yourself.
Christian: She’s right.
Me: She is right. She’s strong, and I… I just can’t.
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A Eternal Love
Hombres LoboCompleted Mia roy is twenty, fierce, and unapologetically herself. A college student by day and a rule-follower by nature, she believes in order, simplicity, and doing things her way-within reason. Her life? Predictable. Peaceful. Exactly how she l...
