The Unwritten Rule

RA'S

G. I'm so de

ll him about the note, right? It could've been any note she was holding just now. She could've been smiling beca

ching him stare me down. His fists were cl

dn't tell me Kate was ass

lowed.

te?

bitch who dare

ethed, my voice

But no-you'd rather keep it to yourself and get hurt in the process. And you kno

d, voice

plans, right? And yeah, it was just notes this time. But what if it gets physical, Kierra?

eye. I stared at the floor

! We're supposed to tell each other everything. The

didn't

hing else... right?" he

else you're hiding," Maya's

r... U

? Because sooner or later, I'll find out. And by then, i

'm hopelessly i

head. Nearly screa

"Nothing, Xander. I'm not

s get everything you want. It hurts. I know it hurts-God, it hurts like hell. But that's life. Sometimes the things you love... h

"You know how much I care about you, right? Please don'

her soon anyway. You never stay with a girl for more than a week. All your flings do that to me-they pick on me, b

eserved to know. Yo

difference wou

ow you. Just watch," he

teria like it was a beauty pageant and s

said, gesturing to the seat

ut

s. Sit," he s

antly s

ning in to kiss his cheek.

e importantly-why is she in

e. And more importantly, I'm not

like it mea

der, you said you loved me! And I love

re, Kate. So we're done. And if you didn

m beautiful! I'm sexy! Gu

you ever, ever try to hurt her again, I'll make sure Evergreen High knows exactly who their

..." sh

ct? That I'd go down on one knee, propose, a

hed, ey

ou were the last girl on earth, I'd let the human race go

do? I won't take you back! I swear it! You'll regre

ou desire him-he'll never be yours. He'll never love you. At least I got the chance to hug him, to caress him, to lo

torme

tunned. My hea

othing happened. Maya kept glancing at me, silently apologizing.

the

se she was right. She got to touch him. Love him.

couldn't stop loving him. I kept hoping. Kept

ved him. So, s

med over Kate already. Meanwhile, I was nursing a

h girls. I usually avoided both, especially since his football teammates loved hit

hurt. But it did. Every time. Especially when his flings made out in front of me just to make me j

pain never

I heard his vo

ich meant... no flirting? No n

ir

ou're the one rushing me.

Xander. I'm just..

know just what'll m

that?" I asked, r

" he shoute

que

me some when I was mad at him-or when he needed a favor

he teased as I l

I said, smacki

groaned d

soooo matur

big favor, Kierra," he said, look

s was free," I joked. "

ask a girl o

hok

HA

t longer, and you'd finally date someone too. I was gonna try it

then... who?" I ask

fer,"

that, tears