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"Mason…" Aaron began.

"You stay the fuck out of this," Mason screamed back, looking at him with rage. He turned around to me. "And I suppose that was enough reason to kiss someone else, huh? What else did you do, sleep with him? This whole time, you didn't come to see me because of him?"

"No, no, Mason, please! You know that's not true," I cried, my voice cracking in between sobs.

"I don't know what to believe anymore," he screamed at me just as the teacher came in.

"Miss Dawson, Mr. Welsh, have your seats, please…"

Instead, Mason looked at me and said, "We're over, Kat. I can't do this anymore." He picked up his bag and walked out of the class.

"Mr. Welsh, get back in here," the teacher called just as he called my name when I ran after Mason and Aaron and Jake's words when they ran after me.

By the time I reached the school building entrance, I had seen Mason drive off in his car, taking my heart with him.