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“Catch you later.” She smiled and slipped into the room. I continued down the hallway to my class.
“Slut alert.” Someone coughed as I approached. A group of Kendall’s friends huddled together outside the room, no doubt waiting for me. I didn’t hesitate as I headed for them, frustration pumping through me. I let it take over, consume me, and as I passed them, I looked right into the culprit’s eyes and flipped her off. Her face blanched with shock, and one of them gasped. But I didn’t care.
I was done caring.
Ami Walters had cared and look at where it got her.
Credence was my home now, and I wasn’t letting anything chase me away.
Anything.
* * *
“Looking good, Becca,”Vin called out as I approached the table where my friends were eating.
“Thanks, I think,” I murmured, waiting for Scarlett to scoot up.
“We’re hitting Rogues tonight. You in?” she said through a mouthful of some kind of congealed pasta.
“Yes.” I didn’t even hesitate.
“Good. I need to get wasted, or high, or both. I haven’t decided yet.”
“Everything okay?”
“Just the usual shit.”
I didn’t know Scarlett’s shit—she hadn’t trusted me with that yet—but if it was anything like the rest of the kids in Credence High, I had a pretty good idea.
“Hey, guys.” Eric guided Mischa over to us, but I tried not to look at them.
“Hey, loser,” Vin barked.
“Vin.” Jay batted him on the head. “Seriously, man, you need a filter. Unlucky last night, Eric.”
He shrugged. “They outplayed us. Our defense isn’t working. Coach kicked some serious ass in the locker room. It wasn’t pretty.”
“It wasn’t that bad,” Mischa said, gazing up at Eric like he could do no wrong. In her eyes, he probably couldn’t.
He smiled down at her. “We sucked, babe. It’s okay. I can take it.”
“I should try out for the team. Reckon I could shake things up,” Vin declared.
“The only thing you’d be shaking up is the cheerleaders when you try and work your magic on them.”
He frowned at Jay, and then his eyes widened with excitement. “What? You think I stand a chance?”
“No, I don’t think you stand a chance, you fucking idiot.” Jay rolled his eyes. “Someone please tell me, how are we friends?”
The rest of us laughed, and the table fell into comfortable chatter. I was picking at my fries when I spotted him. Standing against the wall, next to the main door into the building, Evan was far away enough that it wasn’t obvious what he was doing, but I knew he was watching me. His eyes burned into me.
“I gotta pee. I’ll catch you guys later?”
“I’ll swing by at six?” Scarlett said, not looking up from her tray.
“Sure.”
Evan saw me leave the table, watched as I started for the door, but he pushed off the wall before I reached him, and disappeared inside. Nervous energy hummed through me. He didn’t want to be seen with me. But it was okay for him to watch me? I didn’t know what to do with that, whether to be flattered or pissed or both.
