Chapter 21: Something's Out There

It had been a shitty day.

Not only had Jack attempted to talk to her at least ten times—especially during history class when she was trying to pay attention and take notes—but she’d messed up her calculus assignment and ended up getting a B. That wouldn’t have been a big deal to a lot of people, but Everly knew that she couldn’t afford to go to college without a scholarship, so she needed good grades.

As she was heading out to catch the bus, she felt him running up behind her and wished, just for once, she could run super fast, like a cheetah. Or even an Olympic sprinter. Just for a few minutes.

If his intention was to make her late for the bus so he had to give her a ride home, well, that wasn’t going to happen either.

“Everly!”

“I’m pretty sure I already told you to go to hell,” she said, pushing through the door that went outside to the bus.

“Please, just listen to me. It hasn&rs