I hid in my hoodie for the entire day. I heard rumblings about Edward and my breakup, but no details. No true details anyway. I didn’t speak to anyone until lunch. That was the first time I saw him.
He was sitting at our table with his little brother Emmett and his girlfriend Rosalie. We all used to sit at that table. We all used to be friends. Now it was completely off limits. Even Jasper and Alice were sitting at a booth over in the corner. She waved me over when she saw me, but I went to him instead, hoping he would talk to me.
He didn’t even look up as I approached him. Rosalie scowled at me when I came up, which wasn’t unusual for her so I wondered if he really did tell them the truth or not. Emmett gave me a sad smile and went back to eating his lunch.
“Edward,” I said, my voice shaking. “Can I talk to you in private?” I pulled at my hoodie and looked around the room. Everyone was staring at us.
“Edward,” Emmett mumbled, elbowing him lightly in the ribs.
One of the senior cheerleaders skipped up to Edward and sat down beside him. “So there’s this party tonight,” she said. “At Ben’s. Do you want to go with me?” She glanced at me. “I mean if you’re not...with someone.”
I glared at her. She knew damn well about Edward and I. Even if we were fighting that was a low blow.
“No, I’m game,” Edward said. He smiled at her. “And I’m not seeing anyone. I’m single.” He winked at her and got up, taking his tray with him. He threw his trash away and left the cafeteria without one word or glance my way.
I bit down on my lip and held back the tears. “I deserve that,” I mumbled to no one. I turned around as Emmett started to say something and headed towards Alice and Jasper. She asked me what happened, but I refused to tell her and she eventually resorted to rubbing my back as the tears fell silently down my cheek.
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