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Chapter 39

The hate Jacob gets makes me cry. Anyone else?

At School

Graces POV
I can't believe Hunter found out. Sitting in all my classes was like torture, because all I could think of if Hunter told anyone. Ugh, I hate this.
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"Hey butthole." Aubree says, walking up to me.

"Heyyyy."

"IM SO HUNGRY LETS GO GET FOOD!!!!" Aubree shouts, and everyone around us looks at us. We start giggling as we walk past our glaring teachers. I stop at my locker and grab my lunch, and Jacob was at his.

"Hey are you going to be at lunch?" I ask him.

"Uh no. I have to finish that stupid science thing." He says.

"Oh ok. See ya later then." I say. I shut my locker and meet back up with Aubree, because she was at her locker. We walk to lunch and of course, everyone was already sitting down. The only spots left were with Mark, Brandon, & Connor. Ew.

"Well, I would rather sit with them than air on the ground." Aubree says.

"I think I would rather eat in the trash can than eat with Mark." I say, gagging. Aubree grabs my hand and drags me to the table, while I use all my power to try and not let her push me over there. But my powers weren't working.

"Hey guys." Aubree casually says as she sits down.

"Why are you guys here." Mark says, sounding disgusted.

"Uh cause there was no more spots. It wasn't my choice I swear." I say. There was an awkward silence until Aubree decided to open her mouth.

"We should like play a game." She says.

"Like what?" Brandon asks.

"Like truth or dare or something like that." She says.

"We should all try and figure out who each other likes!" Connor says, and every one agrees. Oh God, this will end up well.

"Let's start with Grace, because we already know who likes her." Connor adds on, and looks over at Brandon and his face turns red.

"I know who she likes!" Aubree shouts.

"And I obviously do to." Mark says. Wait Mark knows? Did I know about this? Ugh.

"How do you know?" I ask.

"Uh I hear you and mom talk all the time. Plus you don't really hide your diary." Mark says, and everyone bursts out laughing. I feel my face heat up, I mean when isn't it. All of a sudden Hunter and one of his friends come walking in the lunchroom. What the heck? Why is he here? I make eye contact with him, and motion for him to come to our table. He runs over, but God I probably shouldn't have done that.

"Do you know who Grace likes?" Brandon asks. Hunter grins widely and starts raising his eyebrows.

"GIVE US A HINT! PLEASE!" Brandon almost shouts. Well let me give you a hint, it's not you ya shithead.

"Well, his initials are j s. That is all I'm gonna say, bye!" Hunter says, and runs away. Shit. Shit. SHIT. Now Brandon and Connor are going to find out to.

"Wait Grace, you like Jacob?!" Brandon yells. Everyone looks over at us, and starts laughing. And when I say everyone, I mean everyone. I legit want to bury myself and die right now. I get up from the lunch table and run into the bathroom. I couldn't take everyone knowing that I like him. Great. Now he's going to find out and we aren't going to be friends, he's going to hate me. I run into the bathroom and close the stall. I slide my back against the door and silently cry.

"Grace? It's Aubree! Where are you?" Aubree says. I unlock the stall door and get out. I wipe my tears away, because I seriously have to stop being a baby about it. If he doesn't want me, then he doesn't deserve me. Or I don't deserve him. Ugh. Aubree embraces me in a huge hug, and after about three minuets of me crying on her shoulder we let go.

"Don't cry! Seriously it's going to be ok." She says. I wipe all my tears away and nod.

"I guess. But now everyone knows. And now he's going to find out and-"

"Well well well. If it isn't Grace the Jacob addict and her little side kick." Sydney says as she walks into the bathroom with all of her slutty friends. I almost puke, but I held it in because she probably would have sued me for getting it on her shoes.

"How about you just shut up, because at least he's actually her friend you slut." Aubree says, and she grabs my hand and we walk out of the bathroom. I hear the bell ring, and everyone floods through the hallway. Great. I look around and see everyone staring at me.

"Just ignore them." Aubree whispers. I nod my head and look down at my shoes. Great, now I have to go to my locker and face him. This day has been the worst day ever, thanks to the Rowland brothers.
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