Chapter 5

Three days after I broke up with Adrian, Joanna and Adrian started showing up together at school, always side by side.

Rumors about the three of us and our tangled relationships exploded across campus.

Whenever I walked around campus, I could feel people staring at me.

Gossipy whispers trailed behind me wherever I went.

They whispered, "Didn't she use to date Adrian? Did they break up?"

"Joanna's got the looks and the money. Adrian and Joanna just seem like a better match."

"Yeah, Claire's just so average."

All that gossip was really getting to me.

I was trying to keep…