I Watched Them Love Her Chapter 08

I Watched Them Love Her Chapter 08

I remembered it perfectly.

Just the day before, Mom had taken Chloe on a shopping spree for all new school supplies.

A new iPad, Moleskine notebooks, Pilot pens, a designer backpack.

She wasn’t lacking a single thing.

She had just hidden it all away.

She wanted everyone’s first impression of her to be of someone poor, pitiful, and utterly out of place.

She had even timed it perfectly.

Every day at noon, Rowan took that same hallway to the library.

And just as she’d planned, he stopped.

He helped Chloe to her feet and comforted her in a low voice.

As Chloe lifted her head, her gaze found mine with perfect accuracy.

A flicker of triumph flashed in her eyes.

The moment the last bell rang, the director of student affairs called me to her office.

When I walked in, Mom and Dad were already there, their faces grim.

Chloe stood in the corner, her eyes red and puffy.

The second I entered, Mom spoke.

“Tessa, what on earth were you thinking?”