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“Like what?”
“Like they have heartbreak written all over them.”
“So, in other words, spend the next six years of secondary school living like a priest,” I grumbled, breaking free of him when we reached the school. “Where do I sign up?”
“Hey, that’s what I did,” my brother chuckled, thoroughly amused by my disgust. “It worked well for me.”
“Because you’re shit craic,” I told him. “Seriously, Dar. It’s a wonder we’re related at all.”
“Well, we are,” he reminded me before pulling me in for a hug. “I’ll always be your brother, no matter what, okay? Don’t ever forget it.”
“What did I tell you?” I hissed, scrambling away from him before anyone saw me hugging mybrother of all people. “I should follow through and kick you in the nuts for that.”
“Take care of yourself.” His voice was thick with emotion as he watched me scowl at him. “I love you.”
“Jesus, relax with the love bullshit,” I grumbled, feeling acutely uncomfortable. “I’m starting secondary school, asshole, you’re not sending me off to war.”
He nodded stiffly. “I know.”
Feeling off-balance, I eyed him warily before shaking my head and walking off in the direction of the entrance.
Stop.
Don’t go.
Something’s wrong.
Turn back.
This is all wrong.
“Dar?” Hovering uncertainly, I turned back to find him already walking away. “I’ll see you after school, yeah?”
My brother didn’t answer.
“Dar?”
He didn’t turn back to look at me, either.
“Darren?”
Instead, he pulled his hood up and kept walking away from me.
“So, is that guy your keeper, or can you think for yourself?” a female voice asked, and I spun around to find none other than blondie from the wall standing in front of me – and holy fuck if she wasn’t even better looking close up.
With all notions of Darren’s weird farewell long forgotten, I focused entirely on the face looking up at me.
High cheekbones, pink pouty lips, big green eyes, and hair that looked like something out of a magazine, she was, hands down, the best-looking thing my eyes had ever seen. “I can definitely think for myself.”
“You saw me back there,” she stated evenly, green eyes snaring me.
“I did.”
“You kept walking.”
I nodded like a fool. “I did.”
“Don’t do that again.”
