I must have fallen asleep, because the next time I woke up it was morning. Sunlight streamed into the room, falling along the bed and sheets that were tangled around my limbs. I sighed into the pillow and rolled over, hitting something warm in the process.copyright protection121ＰＥＮＡＮＡeYOKCALBgf
Christian was staring at me, hair disheveled, his lips curling into a smirk. He lifted his hand and touched my jaw, tracing it lightly with his fingers. “Do you want to talk about it?”copyright protection121ＰＥＮＡＮＡFms2peK2HU
I moved the hair out of my eyes and shook my head. “I don’t remember what happened.”copyright protection121ＰＥＮＡＮＡH2vYEDxCWF
This time I wasn’t lying. I didn’t want to remember the images and actions that caused me to wake up shrieking. I bit my lip, feeling bad that he had to deal with all of this, even though he said he didn’t mind.copyright protection121ＰＥＮＡＮＡDbDsVg3GSk
I wasn’t stupid, but I was scared, and I know that he was too.copyright protection121ＰＥＮＡＮＡWxHoA6Ck8k
“I don’t want to get up. What time is it anyway?”copyright protection121ＰＥＮＡＮＡfQmKP1onEk
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“We’re late for school, aren’t we?” I asked.copyright protection121ＰＥＮＡＮＡ74mOsWU5h3
“Not by much,” Christian said, frowning. He wrapped his arms around my body and nuzzled my neck. “I don’t want to go. I want to stay here with you all day.”copyright protection121ＰＥＮＡＮＡpwUMgJOF6s
As much as I appreciated the offer to skip out today, I knew we had to get ready. I nudged him and he groaned like a child before rolling entirely off the bed. He hit the floor with a thud and muttered a curse.copyright protection121ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ9KvQuWNh4
I poked my head over the edge of the mattress to see Christian lying on his back, a wild grin spread across his face. The second he started laughing, I smiled, a slight weight lifted off my shoulders.copyright protection121ＰＥＮＡＮＡCp8YdBV8Gc
He stopped laughing and stared at me, a sly look coming across his face. One second I was lying on a warm, comfortable mattress, the next I was falling into him as he pulled me down off the bed.copyright protection121ＰＥＮＡＮＡc6I6TZQHFX
“Okay, we’re both out,” he said, kissing the top of my head. “We should get ready.”copyright protection121ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9E6TaXn7KF
I laughed until a scent filled my nose and I frowned, scrunching my nose. I looked at him and shook my head.copyright protection121ＰＥＮＡＮＡbm4kliVgrC
“You smell really bad,” I said, moving away from him. I wasn’t surprised when he came after me. He pinned my body beneath his and leaned down to kiss my jaw.copyright protection121ＰＥＮＡＮＡtDIcKCbAjR
“You’ve been sleeping next to me all night, and you were sweating, so you smell too.” He smirked and sat up, bringing me with him. Then he hoisted me over his shoulder.copyright protection121ＰＥＮＡＮＡxtvEmGBKNm
I tried kicking him but he had a firm grip on my legs. When he started walking toward the bathroom, I squirmed. “Come on, put me down!”copyright protection121ＰＥＮＡＮＡqZIvj3Ofkf
He opened the bathroom door and I prayed he was going to put me down. He didn’t. Instead, his body tilted and I slid as he turned on the water. He tried to right himself but I had gripped the shower curtain in protest.copyright protection121ＰＥＮＡＮＡRNSAZCcbdv
He let me go, finally, because he didn’t want to rip anything. I was practically glued to the curtain, shifting away from him and into the shower. A cruel smile settled on his lips before he turned the nozzle on. The water pounded down on me, and I glared at him, fully cloaked and soaking wet.copyright protection121ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2LYyple162
“I’ll be right back,” Christian said, grinning, as he backpedaled out of the room.copyright protection121ＰＥＮＡＮＡnw162kaQAu
With him gone, I climbed out of the tub, grabbed a towel from the closet and started to dry off. Though it didn’t matter, because when Christian came back, he had his cell phone in his hand and an expression I didn’t like on his face.copyright protection121ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5rhY1hBetP
“Don’t bother going home for new clothes,” he said, his voice strange. “School’s been called off early. Something happened.”copyright protection121ＰＥＮＡＮＡJvAI404i1b
I turned around. “What, did one of the Imposters have a break out? You know how all the students and teachers love them, so why go to school if they wouldn’t be there?”copyright protection121ＰＥＮＡＮＡlpImvKHFAh
I started laughing when he looked at me, his eyes telling me to stop. He shook his head. “Kendall, stop it. It’s not funny.”copyright protection121ＰＥＮＡＮＡaGJsFLJhZc
“What?” My mouth formed a frown. “You’re freaking me out. What happened?”copyright protection121ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6JIGsMGw5I
He looked into my eyes and there was no warmth left in his. There was only fear. I reached behind me to grip the sink as he spoke; his words seeming distant at first, then they hit me like a ton of bricks.copyright protection121ＰＥＮＡＮＡHq8pNDavjL
“Cassie Winters was found dead this morning. Her head was bashed in with a metal pipe.”copyright protection121ＰＥＮＡＮＡMurwW7hFog
By the time he was done telling me everything he found out, I was already on my hands and knees, trying to remember how I’d ended up on the floor, my eyes burning from tears. Then my stomach twisted and I threw up.125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBGTJ6HngcH
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