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Jenna Brooks’s POV“The first step in becoming a queen is acting like a queen!” Jeanette exclaimed as she stumped her foot on the ground twice.It was recess and Stig, Jeanette and I were in the auditorium. She had called Stig and me earlier to give us lessons on how to be ‘royal.’ I felt like she was taking this whole prom thing more seriously than I did. Stig and I were seated on plastic chairs while she stood in front of us and demonstrated with a specter in her hand. “Okay, seriously, what’s the specter for?!” I asked.“Don’t ruin this moment for me, Jenna.” Jeanette walked to the center of the room and then, her expression suddenly grew serious. “My point is, if you wanna win prom king and queen, you'd have to be willing to go all the way. I don't think you're willing. Think you're ready to go all the way?” she said, her tone going down a little between creepy and fun.“I don't know what you're talking about.”“Then you just answered your question.”“Fine!”Jeanette let out a
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Conrad Declan’s POVMy hands trailed up to Jenna’s head and I stroked her hair. “I like the new haircut,” She wrinkled her nose and pushed me a little backward, “Don’t touch my hair, Conrad or I’m gonna bite you.” she said in a feisty way and tucked her hair behind her ear.I smiled at how cute she looked when she said it and how her curls fell in messy waves on her face. I loved the curls, it made her eyes pop.“You’re gonna bite me, huh?” I teased and even though her face was all red with anger, she still looked pretty.“Let go of me, Conrad,” she said, stepped away from the wall and made for the door.“Toralei told me you’re going to prom with a guy she has a crush on,”Jenna suddenly turned to face me, her eyebrows furrowing, “Toralei has a crush on Stig?”“Wait you’re going to prom with Stig? The good-looking exchange student with pretty eyes? You barely know him!” I exclaimed.“You’re also going to prom with Toralei. You don’t see me asking you about it.”I took her hands in mi
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Jenna Brooks’s POVI stayed in the restroom and locked myself in one of the stalls for about two hours. I didn’t want to step out, I was too embarrassed to. Why did I even dress up in the first place?I heard someone walk into the restroom and knock on the stall I was in. I had already locked it from the inside.“Jenna? Are you in there?” that voice called. It was Jeanette’s.“I’m reading.” I lied, looking down at my palms.“No, You’re hiding!” Jeanette replied at the other side.“I don’t wanna run into Toralei,” I admitted.“She spilled black coffee on you, Jenna. So what?”“Easy for you to say. Okay, nothing rattles you.” I replied.“Plenty of stuff rattles me, I just roll with it,” Jeanette replied, frustrated.“Well, this is how I roll.”“Seriously, Jenna. We’ve come this far, I don’t think…” she stopped when she heard me pull down the flush button on the toilet.” You’re not seriously flushing the toilet to avoid this conversation.”I heard her sigh before her footsteps faded and
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Jenna Brooks’s POVJeanette looked calm, nothing ever rattled her.“We have four hours before the nomination process is over. We still have time,” she said and she slowly brought out her phone. “So, I have this makeup tutorial page with ten thousand subscribers.”“And?” I asked. Stig was staring at her like he didn’t understand what she was saying.Jeanette smiled as she said, “What if I ask my subscribers to nominate you guys?”I thought the idea was crazy because, for all I knew, only the students of Fox Lane High were allowed to nominate their fellow students.“I don’t think that’s possible,” I said.“Well, I’ll upload the link to the nomination poll and ask my subscribers to nominate you guys. I don’t think it’s against the rules, it’s just that no one has ever tried it. It’s our only option.”Stig looked like he was about to pee in excitement, his bright eyes screamed, ‘Let’s do this.’“Do you think it’ll work?” I asked Jeanette.“We can only hope.” she brought out her phone and
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Conrad Declan’s POVA week later…“It’s been over a week and he hasn’t left her side. Anytime I see her, they’re together. They eat lunch together, they go to PE together, and they take walks together, every day. I don’t know how much more I can take.” I said in frustration as I stared at Jenna and Stig across the cafeteria.After Jenna and Stig were nominated as prom king and queen, they hadn’t left each other’s side. They were probably hanging out all the time so they could be able to campaign for final votes but I still don’t like it. It hurts.“Sounds like it’s mostly just eating and strolling. It could be a lot worse.” Carter said, nudging me so I could quit staring at Jenna and Stig across the room. “Dude, you’re making it too obvious that you’re jealous. I’m pretty sure there’s nothing between them. It’s mostly fan service.”I averted my gaze back to the plate of untouched hot chowder on my table and I scrunched my lips. “I feel like this school doesn’t put a lot of effort into
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Jenna Brooks’s POVI couldn’t help myself, my jaws dropped to the floor and my eyebrows showed up to the ceiling. What was she suddenly talking about?“What do you mean?” I asked her and she sniffed loudly.“I was in the restroom that night that you guys kissed and I made the video. I went to Toralei and showed her the video because I wanted to be on her good side. But she uploaded the video and made me lie to you that Conrad did it.”My cheeks got red and my eyebrows got narrowed. My blood suddenly ran cold at the realization that I was fooled by Toralei. That she made me see why she wanted me to see. That I failed to take Conrad’s word for it. I felt guilty for not believing him.“I’m sorry, Jenna. I shouldn’t have recorded the video in the first place.” The junior said again.“It’s fine, I’m happy you told me the truth.” She nodded and took one last look at me before walking away. I couldn’t hold back my anger. My bright red face was telling everything. How could Toralei stoop so
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Jenna Brooks’s POVConrad’s hands slowly traveled to my face and his lips found mine again. He put one of his arms under my shoulders and the other under my butt. I had a vague sense of being lifted and realized he was carrying me towards the bed.He gently lowered me onto the soft mattress and I leaned back watching his muscular frame hover above mine. He trailed kisses down my neck and along my collarbone, eliciting soft moans from my lips. He traced the line of my collarbone and soon, his lips were against mine again. He kissed me gently, carefully. I knotted my fists against his shirt, pulling him closer. He groaned softly, low in his throat, and then his arms circled me. I shuddered as Conrad slid his hand under my robe, running his fingers over my skin. My brain was completely numb, surrendering to hormones. I was about to explore something I had never done before and my brain was trying to keep up with the passion. I felt my nerves heat up and I didn’t realize it when I moane
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Jenna Brooks’s POVWhile I took a shower, Conrad decided to make us breakfast. I brushed my teeth, showered and threw on a robe, then walked back into my room. I walked to my wardrobe and pulled out a pink long-sleeved dress that stopped mid-thigh and I slipped into my flip-flops. I tied my curls into two messy buns and stepped out of the room.As I walked down the stairs, the sweet smell of bagels and scrambled eggs filled the air. Conrad was in the kitchen making them so I walked over to the kitchen counter and leaned on it.“I’m almost done,” he said as he glanced at me over the counter and back to the eggs.“Alright,” I smiled a took a seat on the dining table.After some minutes, I watched as Conrad set up breakfast on the table table. He placed a cup of honey tea next to my plate and smiled.“Thanks,” I muttered and he smiled back.As we were about to dig into our meal, Jeanette and Jamie walked into the house. I had expected Trek to be excited or something since they just spent
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