The evil troll! At Easter, she said she wanted to do my hair. “I see you haven’t changed much, Madison. She moves her shades down her nose a little and sneers at me. If I didn’t know any better, I’d say she was dressed for a funeral. Dark shades mask her eyes, and they match her black sun hat and her black dress. She enters the house as I reach the bottom step of the stairs. Sucking in a breath and feeling a little guilty for being a snot, I go downstairs and greet Sarah. Maybe she’s changed some since she lost her big house with the pool, her rich friends, and her glamorous lifestyle. If you ask me, all that’s happening to her? It’s called justice. She takes and takes and has never once given back. What about me? What about my rough time? This girl tortures me.

The brat is going to want the top, and of course I’ll have to oblige because she’s going through a rough time. My queen bed is disassembled and up in the attic. I stare from my window for a second or two, and then I turn my attention to my room. My parents are hugging the little blond, blue-eyed monster. With hearts and reputations on the line, this kind of love can be scandalous.Ī yellow cab pulls up to our home, and Kyle walks out to greet the driver. Maybe there’s more to Bryce than people think? So Madison begins to wonder.Ĭan a guy like Bryce ever change his ways?Ĭan a girl like Madison really be into a guy like Bryce? But she’s surprised at how gentle and comforting resident bad-boy and next-door neighbor Bryce Matthews is when we finds her crying in the park. Madison Issac thought she was a pretty good judge of character. Sometimes the fantasy is better than the reality anyway. Bryce can never have her, and he’s perfectly fine with that. One of those hard limits is Madison Issac. He knows himself and he knows his limits. And he certainly doesn’t care about the gossip and rumors that follow him at school and around town. Chocolates and flowers-girls can forget all that.

Bryce Matthews doesn’t do the whole nice boyfriend thing.

Racing Hearts by Laura Lascarso