And that’s the part that hurts the most—not that he doesn’t want me. It’s that he doesn’t even see me.
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I lean against the staircase wall, out of sight, and I listen. hayley davies pov
He grins. It’s a lazy, careless grin that makes my ribs ache. “Not looking for romance, Davies. Just a passing grade.”
Three hours later, I’m at the public library. It’s my sanctuary. Books don’t have hidden meanings. They don’t laugh at you behind your back. I’m shelving returns in the fiction section when I hear footsteps. And that’s the part that hurts the most—not
I freeze. My hand hovers over a worn copy of Jane Eyre .
“Hayley?”
But today, the shadows feel cold.