Wicked Games (book one)

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song for chapter:
nirvana- sam smith
| even if it's moving too fast, maybe we should take it too far |
(highly recommend + put on repeat)

jaylee's pov
sunday

I trotted down the wooden stairs, feeling an excitement ignite in me knowing that ethan was here.

once I had reached the bottom of the stairs, I could feel my entire body freeze seeing multiple people standing in the kitchen.

I hesitated, looking to the front door feeling an uneasy pit hit me directly in the stomach.

my eyes turned back to the kitchen, looking to not only my family, but sammy's family as well. "mom, I thought you guys were going to brunch?" I asked as calmly as possible.

my eyes shifted to sammy who's eyes were pinned on me, causing me to look away almost instantly.

"we were going to, but the wilks' are going on a vacation for a couple of weeks and stopped by to say goodbye." my dad answered for my mom, looking at me as if I were annoying him just by standing here.

I could feel the muscles on my lips wanting to smile so badly, but I had to hold it back.

sammy won't be here to bother ethan and I for two weeks? are you kidding me? my heart felt as if it were happy, beating quickly from excitement.

"we're going to North Carolina to visit our high school friends." sammy's mom explained to me, which I don't know why because I couldn't care less.

I nodded, holding back my smile. "how cool! I hope you guys have fun." I tried my best to seem as interested as possible.

"jaylee honey, why don't you go with them?" my mom offered, knowing exactly what she was doing.

she knows sammy and I broke up, and I suddenly realized that she just made her own plan to make me tag along so sammy and I could stay together.

"I would, but I'm really busy with school this week." I explained, keeping a tone that will make them believe I wanted to go. "maybe next time."

sammy's mom smiled at me, but it was easy to tell that it was fake.

it's disgusting how badly our parents want us to be together, it's like they're willing to fully destroy my life in order for sammy and I to be together.

I'm not letting that happen, not anymore.

my mind reminisced over the thought of ethan still waiting outside, causing my heart to jump in a slight panic.

"well, I'll be upstairs." I told them as I grabbed a green apple from the counter to cover up the real reason that I had come downstairs.

not a single word came from any of their mouths, almost like they were waiting for me to be gone. so, I did them a favor by walking back up the stairs, and into my room.

my hand grabbed my phone from the night table, unlocking it to text ethan.

me: you're gonna have to sneak in

baby: whattt

me: parents are home