The Heartbreaker Knows How to Love (#3)

22. the heartbreaker and the week after

With a deep breath, I enter Montrose Academy after an awful weekend. I stayed in Tiffany's apartment all weekend and only went out for work.

I look around the hallways and everything looks the same. Students are with their friends chatting and laughing away. I don't know what I expected. Everything just feels different now.

My eyes wonder around the heads of students in the hallway until it landed on him. I watch as he pull the girl in front of him and kiss her. They continue making out, leaning on the locker for support.

I look away and walk towards the other end of the hallway to the bathroom. I rush to an empty stall and tears immediately run down my cheeks. I sit down on the toilet and grab some toilet paper to wipe my face.

I guess I was the only one who cared during our time together. I was the only one who actually thought we had something more than just a fake relationship.

I silently sob, trying to calm down.

That's all it was a fake relationship. This is what I wanted; for him to move on. Even if his definition of moving on is kissing other girls, I remind myself.

The bell ring and I quickly wipe away any remaining evidence of tears on my face. I rush out of the stall, throw away the paper towel wet with my tears in the trash, and rush to class.

Just focus on your education now, Casey. Then once I'm done, I'm getting the hell out of this hellhole town.

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I notice the group of girls in the table in front of me sending me glances and I lower my head, staring at the cold macaroni and cheese on my lunch tray.

I grab my spork and mess around with the macaroni and cheese; my method of distracting myself from everyone's judging stares and whispers.

"Mind if I sit?" A familiar voice approach across from me. I look up, surprised to see Alec with a politely smile.

I keep quiet, ashamed of what I did.

He took my silence as an invitation and sits down across from me. I watch him with confusion.

"I don't understand why you did what you did. But why me?" He asks.

I don't know.

I lower my head to avoid his gaze.

"This may make me look like an asshole, but I like you, Casey. I have for a while now and just didn't have the guts to tell you. But then you and Kaden started dating so I kept my distance."

By the time Alec finished explaining, I just stare at him, completely speechless.

Alec looks at me for a response but I don't say anything.

"I would like to take you out on a date," Alec added. I look at him in silence, still trying to wrap my mind around the fact that he likes me.

At the corner of my eyes, I see Kaden coming through the cafeteria door. I turn to him and notice his arms wrapped around the same girl he was making out with this morning. My eyes travel from the girl to him and our eyes meet.