Chapter 8 That sick feeling was totally right . [ ] The whole " Leech " thing started with Madison . [ ] I remember exactly when - Thursday evening . I'd gone to Dylan's dorm to see if he wanted to study at the library over the weekend . [] While waiting for him downstairs , I heard Madison talking to some girls by the oak tree . [ ] " Poor Avery , " she was saying in this fake - sweet voice . " It's actually really sad . " [] " What do you mean ? " someone asked . [ ] " You don't know ? She's been living off Dylan's family since we were kids . " ] Madison sighed dramatically . " Parents died , grandma's gone . If Dylan wasn't so nice … " [] " Wait , how does she afford school then ? " ] ] " The Carters pay for everything , " Madison whispered like it was some big secret . " Dylan told me himself . They've been supporting her for years . " ] My heart literally stopped . ] ] Dylan told her that ? How could he share my business with her ? ] " He said Avery's like a leech that just won't let go , " Madison kept going , sounding way too pleased with herself . ] ] " But he's too nice to cut her off completely . " ] " I mean , after supporting someone for so long , you get attached . " [ ] " Kind of like keeping a stray dog . " [] I felt like I'd been hit by a truck . [ ] My went weak and I had to grab the wall to keep from falling over . ] ] Dylan actually said that ? ] He really called me a leech ? Something he couldn't shake off ? A freaking dog ? ] From Clingy Orphan ' to Unbothered Queen : The Block Button Is My Best Revenge 38.9 % Chapter & The other girls were eating it up . [ ] " No wonder she follows him everywhere . Makes total sense now . " ] " Leech ' is perfect for her . " [ ] " Madison , you better watch out . Don't let her latch onto you next . " ]] Madison laughed - this bright , bubbly sound that made me want to puke . ] " Don't worry , I'm not a pushover like Dylan . I won't put up with her shit . " [] " Besides , she knows better than to mess with me . " [ ] " If she tried anything , Dylan would have my back anyway . " The other girls were all over it . [ ] " TOTALLY ! Dylan's obsessed with you now . " ] " For real . Nobody gives a damn about some pathetic parasite . " ] I stumbled back and slammed into the wall . ] The brick felt cold , but I was frozen inside . [] So that's what Dylan really thought of me . ] Eighteen years and I was just fucking dead weight . [ ] Eighteen years and he saw me as some disgusting leech . ] A charity case he couldn't shake . ] I bolted . [ ] Stumbling like a complete mess , tears streaming down my face . [] Everything was blurry but I couldn't stop moving . ] If I stopped , I'd lose it completely . [ ] If I stopped , I'd storm up there and scream at him .[ ] If I stopped , I might hear something even worse . ] I didn't go find Dylan . ] ] Instead I ran back to my dorm and sobbed until I couldn't breathe . [ ] Ни My pillow was completely destroyed , soaked through multiple times . [ ] From Chiney Orphan to Unterthanh Chapter 8 My throat felt like I'd been screaming , eyes practically swollen shut . [ ] But the more I cried , the angry I got . [ ] This is what I meant to Dylan ? This is how he saw me ? [ ] My dignity , everything I'd worked for , all my feelings - just TRASH to him . [ ] Fine . Maybe I really was just a pathetic leech . [ ] ♡ ( 1 ) 6 食 F Discover our latest featured short drama reel. Watch now and enjoy the story!