Neutron Classes

Chapter 43 – After My alarm goes off too early and I roll over. I lift my hand, smacking at it to stop the hideous beeping assaulting my ears. My hand smacks against a soft, warm surface, and I blink…

Chapter 42 – After The faint sound of buzzing floats through my dream in a steady pattern. Why won’t it stop? I roll over, not wanting to wake up, but the obnoxious sound insists that I do. I’m disoriented, and…

Chapter 41 – After I take out my notes and textbooks and dive into my studies. I am working on next week’s assignments. I like to stay ahead one week at least so there is no chance I fall behind.…

Chapter 40 – After No matter how hard I tried to avoid seeing him all week, I somehow end up in his car with him. He doesn’t look at me as I get in or while I buckle my seat…

Chapter 39 – After After Steph has plucked my eyebrows—a procedure that hurt worse than I ever imagined—she turns me around and refuses to let me see myself until she’s done putting on my makeup. I fight the nervous feeling…

Chapter 38 – After Steph walks in and right away wraps her tiny arms around me. It’s odd that her frail arms can feel so comforting. “Thank you for making him leave,” I say, sobbing, and she hugs me tighter.…

Chapter 37 – After Being the disgusting person that he is, Hardin is sitting on my bed when I return. Visions of me grabbing the lamp and bashing him in the head flash through my mind, but I don’t have…

Chapter 36 – After What are you doing here?” I ask Hardin, even though I do not want to hear the answer, especially not in front of Noah. “What do you think? You snuck out on me while I was…

Chapter 35 – After I am hot, too hot. I try to pull the covers off me, but they won’t budge. When my eyes open, the night before comes flooding into my mind: Hardin screaming at me in the yard,…

Chapter 34 – After Hardin goes over to his dresser and opens the top drawer, pulling out a pair of blue-and-white plaid boxers, and holds them up in the air with a disgusted look on his face. “What?” I ask,…

Chapter 33 – After Hardin’s blazing eyes don’t leave mine as I make my way to him. I prop my knee up on the bed and push myself onto it. At the same time, Hardin lifts himself up so his…

Chapter 32 – After My eyes adjust to the darkness, but the only light is a small streak of moonlight coming through the bay window. “Hardin?” I whisper. I hear him curse as he trips over something and I try…

Chapter 31 – After I try to take a step back from him, but his grip is too strong. I must have heard him wrong. My emotions are getting the best of me, so I turn and look out into…

Chapter 30 – After Back at the patio table, Hardin lets go of my wrist and pulls out the chair for me. Feeling like my skin is literally burning from his touch, I rub my fingers over it as he…

Chapter 29 – After Landon’s text reads 2875 Cornell Rd, which I copy and paste into my maps program, which says the drive is fifteen minutes. What could be going on there that Landon could possibly need me? I’m just…

Chapter 28 – After He’s not so bad, I guess,” Noah says when the door closes. I laugh nervously. “What?” And when he raises his eyebrow at me, I continue: “Nothing, I am just surprised to hear you say that.”…

Chapter 27 – After My tears dry, and I am showered and somewhat mentally stable by the time Steph returns from the movies. “So, how was your . . . hangout with Hardin?” she asks and grabs her pajamas out…

Chapter 26 – After Hardin’s hand is still on my thigh and I hope he never removes it. I take a quick opportunity to study some of the tattoos covering his arms. The infinity symbol above his wrist catches my…

Chapter 25 – After We start down a gravel road, and Hardin turns the music off so that the only noise is the little stones crunching beneath the tires. I suddenly realize we are out in the middle of nowhere.…

Chapter 24 – After I try to study when I get back to my room but can’t seem to focus. After staring at my notes for a couple of hours but not having really read anything, I decide a shower…