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“You actually chose to steal that stuff andwearit? I thought you were colour blind or something, or a little funny up here,” Kate says, tapping her head. She’s genuinely miffed about Pink’s choice of clothing. Pink and I burst out laughing at that.
“Nope, I’m fully compos mentis. I just happen to like things most people don’t,” she shrugs, stabbing her fork into a piece of bacon and eating it. She looks at us both then and smiles sweetly. Both Kate and I look away.
“Whatever floats your boat,” I respond eventually, a small sign of solidarity for the girl who’s shown me that not every person in the world is an arsehole. I like her individuality. She’s a lot braver than me in some ways. I mean, I like colour, but I often stick to one bright shade pairing it with anything black. Pink loves to mix it up. Her silver headband and green polka dot shirt clashes with her bright orange mini skirt, not to mention her silver-toed trainers and several glittery necklaces. She’s a walking Christmas tree, and she doesn’t give a shit.
“So, between us we have a graffiti artist, a hacker and a klepto. Who’d have thought it,” I say, finding myself grinning despite everything.
“Looks that way,” Kate responds, her lips lifting a little at that.
Pink takes a gulp of her orange juice then glances over my shoulder, her cheeks reddening a little. “Ah, shit,” she says.
“What?” Kate and I respond in unison.
“It’s Ford… andSonny,” she responds, pointing. The way she says his name has me smarting a little. Is there history between them both? Her pink cheeks tell me that there might be.
“What’s the deal? Has Sonny tried to cop off with you as well?” I ask, not able to help myself.
“Erm, well yes. But, he’s not really my type.”
“What, so you like Ford…?” I question a little too sharply, raising an eyebrow from both Pink and Kate.
“No.Neitherare my type. I’mgay,” she says, her cheeks flushing a darker shade of pink.
I don’t know why she’s blushing. I don’t care that she’s gay, in fact it’s a relief, though I don’t really want to delve too deeply as to why that’s the case. “I’m guessing he propositioned you anyway?”
“Both of us, actually,” Kate scoffs, rolling her eyes.
“Both of you? What, as in…”
“Yeah,” Pink confirms. “He thought Kate and I might like to, you know…”
“You’re gay too?” I ask.
“No, but that didn’t stop him from asking us to give him a show… The guy’s a walking, talking hormone. Seriously, the dude needs to get laid already,” Kate remarks.
“Oh, I’m pretty sure he’s managed that.”
Turning, I watch as Ford and Sonny walk into the dining hall together. Not together, together, just side by side. Sonny has the same shit-eating grin plastered on his face, whilst Ford is scowling. I wonder what they’ve been up to. Sonny catches me looking and his grin widens, whilst Ford continues to scowl. My stomach clenches, and my heart suddenly thumps a little too loudly. What is it with those two? More to the point what’s up withme? I don’t react like this normally; that weed I smoked with Eastern must’ve messed with my head.
“Look at them both giving you the eye,” Pink remarks, the smile in her voice evident even though I can’t see her face. I whip back around willing my cheeks not to flush at their attention.
“Not interested,” I blurt out. This time it’s Kate who laughs.
“Yeah, right,” she says. I ignore her knowing smile. She doesn’t know me and therefore she doesn’t know shit.
“I’mnotinterested.”
“You didn’t join Ford’s crew then?” Pink asks, as she spears some bacon and stuffs it in her mouth.
“No fucking way. What about you two?”
“I wasn’t asked. I’m probably tooposh,” Kate responds with a smirk. “Or I just don’t fit in. That’s kind of a problem of mine.”
“And you?” I ask Pink.
She wraps her hair around her fingers and cocks her head. “I’m keeping my options open. Early days yet.”
“You’d actually consider it?” I’m kind of flabbergasted by that. She doesn’t seem the type to join a gang. She’s too…sparkly.
