Unwanted Jealousy

HAZEL

Cade freezes with the bag of frozen peas still pressed against my bruised cheek. His body goes rigid right behind me at the sound of the ringtone.

"Yeah." He answers the phone. His voice drops into a flat, emotionless void.

A sleek, expensive black car glides into the dirty convenience store parking lot. The luxury vehicle looks strange against the flickering neon lights and cracked asp