Maria slides a glass of iced coke to me, I make a face and take a sip while she gulps the weird conten

g above the small crowd moving on the dancefloor, bobbing my head to the beat. Though our fake IDs allow us entries into a few clubs, alcohol

lucky. She got her first

e asks, shot glass turned over to

but no way will I smash him. “Pass

ng that’s definitely mine. “Alright, Zic Effon?” I wrap my arms around my neck and pretend to strangle myself. “Party pooper.” Hey, I’m

lay’s jam. Maria eyes the dancefloor with longing but stays put on her seat. I am a bad dancer but she’s not. Being a great dancer must come with her singing ability because

Don’t worry, you will kill it.” She raises her head to stare at me like

rned, she’s at my house and I am at hers. What they don’t know is their beloved daughters are at a pub, waiting for the go-ahead from t

bandage gown rides up as she begins to rotate her waist, I play the role of a hype man, clapping and encouraging her to move that sexy bo

e? She is nasty but I don’t want to be anyone’s hero. I must have looked so sad because Maria plops ba

les between her fingers, I snatch it and my brows nearly disappear into my hairline at the new post. “Everyone’s talking about the cafeteria kiss.” A video of Ben kissing O

as not dated anyone in our school, she’s above that and will rather go

I say when I see Maria’s still wa

he asked me out.” Only that he didn’t ask Olivia out, she must have forced herself on him. Maria is still frowning so I nudge her with my kn

didn’t come from me. I don’t have a crush on Ben, he’s hot and that’s it. Anyways, she has a crush on him but won’t say anything and Daniel is oblivious to it. The boy barely

ing the voice from the other end says, mutters a small yes and the c

s ti

limbs tremble when I get up to e

t hide her nervousness. She walks a few feet from me and stops. Throw

of sweaty bodies holding up a phone to create a video that will never make it to her YuuTube channel. At the

should make the video. My resolve weakens at Maria's smile. Damn. Why do I have such a soft heart? Knowing me, I’ll be out there in seconds

iv

lways know whe

Nate laughs and I remember what sticks out about him. She cheated on him with Nate. My blood boils at the distant memory, I put on a faux smile and excuse myself, covering only a few distance before a cold liq

a crack appears on it. I scoff as she closes the gap between us to g

htens my guts, I should be capturing this moment. Olivia scoffs when she gets no reaction out of me, looping an arm around Nate’s waist, they waltz out of my sight. I take anothe

emptied a drink on