Chapter 48: Chapter Forty Eight.

"Tia, Tia, Tia. TIA!"

I whisper-scream her name, turning to grab her arm. It pulls her out of the trance she's in and she turns around, a lovesick smile on her face.

"Mhm?"

"That's Brody." I say, my throat tightening. I inhale sharply to prevent myself from looking like a fish out of water. Tia's eyebrows scrunch together in confusion and she shakes her head.

"No, that's Trent."

I stare at her open mouthed, unable to believe one boy can dissolve so many of her brain cells.

"No, dummy! The boy next to him is Brody!" I panic, stepping into the shadows. I don't want him to see me. I don't want to see him.