MEANT TO HATE YOU; FALLING FOR THE ICE KING

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tly over her chest and her eyes burning with a mix of hurt and betrayal. She w

thought you'd do anything for me, just like I've always done for you. Why can't you do this one

d the entire broadcast - the way you let him kiss your hand like it meant nothing to you. You looked like you were actually enjoying the attention. Good luck with your new

me better than anyone. To quit this stupid show, I need to pay back two million dollars. They already cleared most of my loans from Mom's hospital bi

my place for weeks when the landlord was threatening to kick you out. I pushed you to take that offer in the first place because I couldn't stand watching you drown! And this is how you repay

when no one else was, but please, stop with the emotional blackmail. I want out too, but the contract is ironclad. I can't just quit without losing everyt

wing your true colors now. After all the times I had your back when the whole school whispered

real friend. But I'm stuck in literal hell right now. A whole year of pretending to be in love with that monster. How am I s

tment. "You're a traitor, Sarah. Plain and simple. I can

ong for now. Last time I checked, you were the one who told me to take the offer, remember? You practically forced t

op. "You stopped being my friend the moment you chose Marcus over me. We're don

it - please don't do this! We can figure it out toget

ind her so hard the walls rattled and pictures shook. T

my fault?" I whispered brokenly to the ceiling. I had always been there for her, even when I had nothing left to give

om a restless sleep. My heart raced wildly. Mrs. Smith? No -

ng my exhausted body out of be

immediately tried to s

oot, flashing that same infuriating,

the cameras aren't rolling right now, because I swear I will expose yo

me to make peace first. We don't have to make this real at all. Just pretend to love me on campus, smile for the cameras, have some go

aid I'm not interested! Get that through your thic

ould be fun for both of us. Why are you making this so incredibly difficu

my best friend! Then you run straight to a reality show to fix your disgusting, ruined image? Brilliant plan. W

ing herself at me for months. I turned her down every single time. That video was heavily edited - I swear on everything I

you're completely innocent in all this? Please. Spare me the pathetic so

is basically the first time we're really talking like this. How can you judge me s

echoed in the hallway. "So you