Be Mine by Sabrina James Page A

know.”
    â€œWhy are you breaking up with me?”
    Keith started removing some textbooks. “It’s over. Why can’t you accept it?”
    â€œBecause I want to know why. Don’t I deserve that? I have feelings for you and I thought you had feelings for me.”
    â€œWell, I don’t.”
    Ouch! That stung! “Did you ever?” Eden wasn’t sure if she wanted to hear his answer, but she had to know.
    Keith shrugged. “We went out on a couple of dates. We kissed a few times. It’s not like we were a couple. Why are you making this into something bigger than it was?”
    Eden shook her phone in his face. “Because this message came out of nowhere. The last time I saw you, on Saturday night, when you kissed me good night on my front porch, I thought I still had a boyfriend. But then I figured something might be up when you weren’t answering my calls and texts since Sunday. I’m not clueless. What’s going on?”
    Keith slammed his locker door shut. “I’m just not that into you anymore.”
    â€œWho are you into?” Eden asked. “That girl I saw you with in the cafeteria yesterday?”
    A guilty look washed over Keith’s face.
    Gotcha! Eden thought.
    â€œYou coward!” she exclaimed. “You didn’t have the guts to tell me that you were dumping me for another girl. It’s not that you’re not into me anymore. It’s that you’re more into her!”
    Keith didn’t deny it and Eden could feel the tears building in the corners of her eyes. She shoved past Keith and hurried down the hallway. She was not going to cry in front of him! If he didn’t want to be with her anymore, fine. She deserved to be with a guy who wanted to be with her.
    But even though she knew all this, it still hurt that Keith had chosen to be with another girl.
    â€œWhat am I going to wear on my date on Saturday night?” Jennifer asked Violet as they walked to school.
    â€œDate? What date?”
    â€œWith Will!”
    â€œIt’s not a date,” Violet sternly reminded her. “You’re going to a party together. Besides, it’s not like he’s your real boyfriend. You don’t have to impress the guy. You can wear whatever you want.”
    â€œI have to make it look like I’ve put some effort into it.”
    â€œWhy?”
    Jennifer laughed. “What?”
    â€œIt sounds like you care what Will thinks about you. And that can only mean one thing. Trouble.” Violet pulled Jennifer onto a bench in front of a coffee shop. “We need to talk.”
    â€œAbout what?” Jennifer asked, noticing the serious expression on Violet’s face.
    â€œThis situation. I’m getting worried.”
    â€œSituation?”
    â€œYou’ve got to guard your heart,” Violet warned. “Even though this is all pretend, you’re going to be spending a lot of time with Will.”
    â€œAnd?”
    â€œYou need to be careful that you don’t really fall for him.”
    Jennifer laughed, getting off the bench and starting to walk again. “That’ll never happen!”
    â€œWhy not?” Violet asked, hurrying after her. “What about all those girls he’s gone out with and never called back? It happened to them! There’s a reason why he’s called the Heartbreaker and I don’t want you finding out!”
    â€œI’m different from those other girls,” Jennifer said as she waited at a corner for the stoplight to change from red to green.
    â€œHow?” Violet demanded, catching up with her.
    â€œEasy,” Jennifer answered. “I’m not going to fall for him. And I know that after Valentine’s Day, Will and I will go our separate ways.”
    â€œWell, I’m still going to be keeping my eye on you,” Violet said. “Just to be on the safe side.”
    â€œYou’re overreacting. There’s nothing to worry about.