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because that was just how the schedule had already been
written up. During that time, I yearned to see Riley—talk to him. Kiss him again. And
again. And again. But well, his best friend was
in a mental hospital because of our kiss. I wasn’t sure he wanted to see me.
And apparently he didn’t. Since, you know, he never came to see me. Or call me. Or text me. Or … anything.
    Everything inside me twisted with
worry and pain. I was afraid Riley was over me. Suspecting that, I had trouble
doing normal things—like eating and sleeping.
    Instead, I drove by his house (a
lot) with various excuses in my tortured brain—any excuse would do.
Really, I think I just wanted to see him. Needed to see him. (Me see him,
though, not the other way around. Important!! I didn’t want him to see me driving
by his house, looking like a total stalker. Okay, I so knew I was being one (I
did!), but I didn’t want him to know.)
    Then, two days later—ouch!!!
My heart fell to the floor. Totally ached as though it had been stomped on (and
it kind of had). Because as drove past Riley’s house, I saw Ava’s car parked
there. Paaain!
    Seeing her shiny little car sitting
in his driveway I lost all of my breath. Seriously. It all whooshed out of me
(violently) like I’d been slugged in the stomach, hard. I practically doubled
over from the pain. Though I’d tried to brace myself for it every time I drove by. Because if
anyone had “claws” in anyone it was Ava. She had them dug deep into
Riley. I should have known she’d find a way to wheedle back into his life.
Still, seeing it with my own eyes made everything inside me shrivel.
    Witnessing Ava’s car there (after
Riley had kissed me and heartlessly
stolen my heart) the world turned black. I could barely see.
    I drove home shaking and trying to
be mad rather than hurt. But I couldn’t help it , I was devastated . My shattered heart was crushed. I had
wanted to believe Riley. Wanted so bad to believe his soft, tender words and
tantalizing kisses. Believe the only reason he had major regrets about our kiss
was because of Finn.
    But seeing Ava’s car parked in
Riley’s driveway—that pretty much summed up the situation for me. The
player had played me. Big time. And I’d fallen for it. Okay, I knew that wasn’t
exactly the scenario. Not exactly. But close enough.
After all, Ava (his one and only real girlfriend) was the one at his house, not me.
    I exhaled shakily—wondering
if he was ever going to tell me about Ava. Come clean about the situation. And the lies running rampant on the Internet—that he loved me .
Was he ever going to clean the mess he made of my heart?
    At least he’d gotten his car fixed
pronto. The guy definitely had his priorities straight. ( Bitter much, Zoey? Why yes. Yes I am .)

 
 
 
    CHAPTER 10

 
 
    The day I saw Ava’s car in Riley’s
driveway was the day I was supposed to go back to work. That night. But when I
came home from seeing her car there, I’d collapsed on my bed. For at least a
half hour I just laid there, curled in a ball—hurting.
    I tried telling myself Ava could
have been there for all sorts of reasons—like to collect all her things
from Riley’s house. After all, isn’t that what people do when they break up ?— they get their stuff back? But,
no. It didn’t seem right. I didn’t want Finn to come here to my house
and get his things from my room. I didn’t want him anywhere near my room. Never again.
    Quick as lightening, I shot off my
bed and started grabbing Finn’s things from my closet and dresser top and
drawers. I shoved them into my empty laundry basket. (I’d get a box later, but
suddenly, at that moment, it seemed urgent that I collect his things—so
he couldn’t come here and get them and try to sleaze his way back into my
life.)
    Okay, the immediacy of the job was
irrational. I mean , he was trapped in the hospital. He
couldn’t come and invade my house—no matter how much he might want to.
But I worked