Wicked Games (book one)

16

song for chapter:
gansta- kehlani
| I need a gangsta, to love me better |
(highly recommend + put on repeat)

jaylee's pov
wednesday

gently, i dabbed the damp beauty blender against my skin in order to try an cover the mark on my neck.

I know that it's only been a couple of days, but it seems as if it's getting worse rather than it is getting any better.

my eyes squinted, trying to see if I covered it any better, but I couldn't tell due to the dark lighting in this school bathroom.

I looked down to the foundation bottle sitting on the sink, my hand grabbing onto it and pumping a small amount of the tan liquid onto the back of my hand.

I dabbed it with my beauty blender, then pressing it against my neck, covering the purple.

the bathroom door squeaked causing my breath to hitch quietly. my eyes shifted to the door, looking through the mirror.

"raven, you scared me." I let out a breath of relief, looking down to my makeup. carefully, I placed my foundation and beauty sponge back into the bag, then zipping it.

raven laughed softly, "sorry, I just need to wash my hands." she told me as she walked to the sink next to me, pushing the handle up, turning it on.

my eyes shifted down to her hands, seeing yellow paint was covering her entire palm.

"are you in art?" i asked letting my eyebrows narrow in curiosity.

"yeah, we're painting a bunch this week so I literally have to come the bathroom everyday." she shook her head, sounding annoyed.

"at least you get to paint instead of having to do mental work, like algebra." I shrugged, picking up my bag from the counter.

she shrugged lightly, "that's true." her elbow turned the sink off as she grabbed a few paper towels to clean off her hands.

she turned back to me as she wiped her hands with the white towel. "you're fixing your makeup I'm assuming?" she asked as she looked down to my bag.

a small laugh left my mouth as I nodded. "I guess." I shrugged as the tint of my cheeks slowly formed into a light pink.

her eyes widened as her jaw dropped slightly, continuing to dry her hands off. "jaylee!" she easily caught onto what I was referring to. "who?" a smile spread widely across her lips.

almost immediately I felt my facial expressions drop once I had realized that I was going to have to tell her about ethan.

I've been wanting to ask her about him anyways, especially now since grayson is saying that he isn't being honest with me.

my lips rubbed together in a nervous manner as I felt stuck on what to say.

"you okay?" her voice was worried as she threw away the paper towel, then stepping closer to me.

"I've actually been wanting to find you for a while now, I needed to talk to you and ask you a few questions." I admit to her as my eyes finally looked back up.