Letting My Brother's Best Friend Take My V-Card (Jessie and Luke)

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him he deserves to know. Especially because there's no way it's true. Considering where Luke was last night, I'd say you are right. It was a dream or more like a perverted fantasy," Tiffany sneered, and the words hit like a punch to the gut. Sam, Laura, and I kept our mouth "Nothing to say?" Tiffany taunted, "Good-because if someone had to catch wind of some ridiculous story that, Luke would have been interested in you... it's a joke."

She laughed, a cold, mocking sound, and walked out of the bathroom, leaving us standing there in stunned silence.

"Shit," Laura said, her voice filled with worry.

I nodded, feeling a knot of anxiety in my stomach. "Double shit."

We stepped outside into the hallway, and the first stare hit me. Then another. And another. The more I looked around, the more people snickered and laughed.

For the first time this week, I saw Luke staring right at me, and he looked pissed. Great, he ignored me the whole week and now decided to change that. I would have preferred he had still avoided me.

My cheeks grew hot, and I could feel tears starting to form.

I heard someone say, "Apparently, she had a fantasy about. Luke, like a sexual fantasy." Other people laughed, and I saw the look on Sam and Luara's faces - the pity.

My heart sank, and I felt nauseous. "I'm going to throw up," I whispered, my voice barely audible. Without waiting for Laura or

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Sam to stop me, I turned and ran back to the bathroom, my stomach twisting into knots.noveldrama

I barely made it to the nearest stall before I was sick. When I was finished, I slumped against the cool tile wall, trying to catch my breath. The humiliation was overwhelming, and I couldn't stop the tears from falling.

Laura and Sam burst into the bathroom.

"Jess, are you okay?" Laura asked, her voice gentle as she knelt beside me. I shook my head, unable to speak through the sobs that wracked my body. Sam rubbed my back soothingly. "I'll kill her, and then everyone will forget about what lies she spread and focus on the funeral. How does that sound?" "Nobody would go because she's a mean, jealous cow," Laura said, and I couldn't help but laugh.

"Come on, let's get you cleaned up, and so what if you had a dream about Luke? Half the school has, and that includes the boys?" Laura joked, helping me to my feet. "Just act like it's bullshit because it is." CHPATER SE

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