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And She Follows

Girl-next-door, Rose Becket, clings to her thrill-seeking cousin, Angie, her sweet grandmother, and her two amusing best friends, Matt and Penny; Rose's mother and aunt passed when she was little and her father left for the military to grieve, leaving only her grandmother to raise her and Angie. They're practically sisters. Over the years Rose and Angie have drifted apart. Rose struggles with their distance because of her fear of abandonment, and longs for them to reunite. They're close to rekindling their sister-ship when suddenly Angie changes after a night out at the beach. Angie turns to drugs and partying while Rose and her friends try to make their last year of high school count. Her friends and a blooming new romance with a smooth rich artist are her silver linings, but messy love triangles threaten to split up their trio. Angie finally opens up with the help of a gum-loving British greaser-boy whose own history entangles with hers. They create a scandalous website that goes viral and shatters Rose's heart, sinking her with guilt. Rose is losing the few loved ones that she has, but knows that she can't hold on forever and must find herself. The time for following has come to an end. She must learn to stand alone as adulthood nears.

AimeeBlack · Teen
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49 Chs

In Over My Head: Matt

Her perfume lingers in my room long after she's gone. I knew that I was in over my head from the moment she stepped into my room.

I wonder if she felt what I felt, if her heart pounded, and every inch set on fire? When she kissed me back...I couldn't believe it.

What's the matter with me? I collapse on the bed, wishing I could take it all back. The best minutes of my life may cause me to lose her.

Why can't I just be the friend? Why do I have to want more than that? I rub my face when the feeling of her lips creeps into my mind.

Oh. That's why.

I've been fooling myself, convinced that I could stand to be around her. It was easier when we were kids.

I shouldn't push this any further. She's got a guy right now, and it won't be fair to make her choose...but I also know what I felt.

She answered the questions that I've been dying to ask for all of these years.

She'll end things with him sooner or later, I'm sure. It won't hurt to wait a little longer. For now, I'll keep these memories and figure out how to climb out of this hole.