You once said you loved me. Do you still?" My sister is watching this exchange between us. She smiles warmly at me, giving me the strength to tell him the truth. "I never stopped loving you. Even when I tried desperately to forget you. I couldn't.
Simone ElkelesThatโs not the only reason Iโm stayinโ, chica. I canโt leave you any more than I could walk out that door right now while my leg is busted up. I was just thinkinโ . . . should we tell your parents now or later?โ โTell them what?โ I ask, eyes wide. He kisses me softly, then says proudly, โThat weโre in a serious, monogamous, committed relationship.โ โWe are?โ โSรญ. And when I get out of here, Iโm gonna fix the door to your car.
Simone ElkelesWeโve been secretly datinโ since last week.โ He gives me a smile and a look that says Iโm his one-and-only. That smile might deceive Madison, but I know heโs full of it. โIsnโt that right, K.?โ He squeezes me tighter. โUh-huh,โ I squeak out. Madison shakes her head fast, as if she canโt believe what sheโs hearing. โNobody in their right mind chooses Kiara Westford over me.โ Sheโs right. Weโre busted. โWanna bet?โ My eyes go wide when Carlos bends his head down to me. โKiss me, cariรฑo.
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