#Chapter168

Here we go again

Alex

After the hellish night of Homecoming, I decided no more school dances. There’s always someone who screws it up and ruins the fun, even if it means I escaped covered in the punch. Although Ryan was happy, he didn’t have to clean up afterward.

I look like a fiery mess with smeared makeup, a rat’s nest on my head that was my hair, and a torn dress. As soon as we arrived home, I ran upstairs to take a shower.

Mason was in the living room reading when he heard us come in. He set his book down and looked over his reading glasses....