Locked in between
Adrianne Carter had exactly three goals for junior year: Stay invisible. Graduate. Avoid him at all costs. Unfortunately, number three was impossible. Ethan Blake had been a problem since the first week she transferred. Loud, sarcastic, always surrounded by people—everything she wasn’t. And for some reason, he had decided she was worth noticing. Not in a good way. “Careful, Carter,” he’d said once, leaning against the lockers like he owned the hallway. “You might actually talk to someone if you keep walking this fast.” She hadn’t answered. She never did. That seemed to annoy him more. It happened on a Thursday. The hallway was mostly empty—last period had already started, and Adrianne was at her locker grabbing a book she forgot. She heard footsteps behind her but didn’t bother turning around. “Skipping?” Ethan’s voice. She shut her locker harder than necessary. “None of your business.” “Relax, I was just asking—” The bell for class transition rang late—louder
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Adrianne Carter had exactly three goals for junior year: Stay invisible. Graduate. Avoid him at all costs. Unfortunately, number three was impossible. Ethan Blake had been a problem since the first week she transferred. Loud, sarcastic, always surrounded by people—everything she wasn’t. And for some reason, he had decided she was worth noticing...Read more