Chapter 2 From that day on , I started avoiding Dylan . ] But the nickname had already spread like wildfire . ] It was everywhere . In every hallway , every classroom , every corner of the school . [ ] In class , people would whisper behind me . [ ] " That's her . The Leech . " [ ] " I don't know how Dylan puts up with it . " [ ] At the library , someone would say loud enough for me to hear : " Oh wow , The Leech can read . " [ ] " Probably just trying to look smart to impress guys . " [ ] Even at the school store , the lady behind the counter would stare at me weird . [ ] Like I was something gross she wanted to scrape off her shoe . [] But the worst part ? My dorm . [ ] My roommates - girls I thought were my friends - started treating me like I had some disease . ] ] First they just stopped talking to me . [ ] Then they stopped pretending to be nice altogether . [ ] They stopped asking me to lunch . ] " We're heading to the cafeteria , " they'd say , then walk out without even looking back . [ ] Leaving me alone in our room , staring at four empty walls . They stopped sharing snacks . ] Used to be we'd always swap chips and candy . Now they locked everything in their lockers . [ ] Even borrowing a phone charger became impossible . [] " I'm using it . " ] " Mine's dead . " ] " I already lent it to someone . " [ ] Always had an excuse ready . ] 5.6 % From Clingy Orphan ' to Unbothered Queen The Block Button Is My Best Revenge Chapter 2 One night I got back a little later than usual . ] ] When I opened the door , I could hear them whispering on the balcony . [ ] " Is it true Avery's been using Dylan's money this whole time ? " ] " Must be . Why else would Madison call her The Leech ? " ] ] " She's broke , right ? So where's her tuition money coming from ? " ] " Obviously Dylan's paying for it . " ] " No wonder she can afford to live near his place . Makes total sense now . " [ ] " God , that's so pathetic . I'd be way too embarrassed to show my face . " ] Ijjust stood there in the doorway , hand still on the handle . ]] They saw me and went dead silent . ] Then they scattered like nothing happened , going back to their beds . [ ] Nobody asked where I'd been . [ ] Nobody cared how much I'd heard . [ ] Like I was invisible . [ ] I crawled into bed and cried into my pillow . ] It got soaked pretty fast , cold and wet against my face . [ ] They had no idea the real reason I lived near Dylan's place . It was my grandma's old house . The tiny , run - down place she left me when she died . ] It was falling apart and barely big enough for one person , but it was all I had . ] " Avery honey , " she'd told me before she passed , " this house might not be much , but it's yours . " [ ] " As long as you have a home , you'll be okay . " ] They also had no clue I never spent a single penny of Dylan's money . [ ] Every time he paid for something - breakfast , borrowed meal card , whatever little thing - I wrote it down in a notebook . [ ] Every . Single . Dollar . Whenever I made money from my part - time jobs , first thing I'd do was try to pay him back . [ ] But he'd never take it . [ ] Chapter 2 " Why are you keeping track of everything ? We're friends , " he'd say . [ ] I thought he was being sweet . [ ] Now I realize he probably just didn't care enough to bother . [ ] But none of that mattered anymore . Everyone had already decided I was some gold - digging leech living off a guy . [ ] The truth ? Nobody gave a damn about that . [ ] People believe whatever story makes them feel better about themselves . ] ] ♡ ( 1 ) ( 0 434 Chapter Discover our latest featured short drama reel. Watch now and enjoy the story!