A Bet Gone Too Far — Episode 10

Didn't even register how well he and Ethan played together. Then it hit me, all at once. He's the guy who gave me his seat on the bus that day. I decided to treat Jackson to lunch to say thanks.

Class let out. I jogged over to find him. Jackson was surrounded by a crowd. Been a while.

Dinner tonight? Olivia held out a towel too. We are. Treating you.

She put weight on the word, we. You two together now? Wasn't it obvious? I froze where I stood.

My throat felt like it was stuffed with wet cotton. Olivia spotted me, tilted her head. Oh. Chloe, who are you looking for?

Everyone turned to look. I opened my mouth, forced my voice out. No one. Walked past all of them, calm on the surface.

Seeing Olivia and Jackson talk so easily. Like something snapping back, I could barely stop myself from shaking. I thought back to how I'd first met Jackson, and couldn't help spiraling into the darkest interpretation.

Was everything on that bus deliberate? Here, sit. Was he the same as Ethan? Both of them into Olivia, both taking her orders, getting close to me on purpose, playing me for a

I'd never forget how it felt when Ethan broke up with me out of nowhere on my Stop joking around, please. Get out. I had someone I liked. The only reason we are together is a gamble.

Dating you was basically doing a task for me. Three months up, task complete. Snapping back to the present, calm down, only one thought left in my head, stay away from Jackson.