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“I was fourteen.”
The bottle slips from my fingers once again, and before I can snatch her backward and ask her what the fuck she means,and whether I mistook her question, she’s too far in the crowd to not make it obvious.
Halen
He would surely let goof my momentary slipup. I shouldn’t have said that to him. I don’t even know why I did.
“Why do you taste so good?” The stray bites at the nape of my neck from behind and I curl forward, recoiling away from him. “How long do we have to stay here?”
“What?” I turn in his grip. “The night has only just started.”
His eyes cross together as his hands find my hips. I don’t know why I’m even entertaining him. I mean, sure, Caden was fun, and I’m annoyed he never did text me back, but this one leaves me bored. I shouldn’t be surprised. It’s what happens when I pick up a literal stray.Honestly, do I not learn…
In my defense, by stray, I mean Instagram, but same, same. I know he attends Riverside Elite, but I don’t know what his parents do or how he came about living here.
“Hey, Halen!” Girls walk past and I wave at them. I’m trying to be more like Evie.
I told her I’d try. We’ll see how long that lasts…
A loud clap sounds out when my ass cheek stings like wildfire. “Baby…” Evie takes my hand and shuffles beneath myarm, pulling me in close. “Where the fuck have you been and why are you kissing some boy that I don’t know?”
I snicker, unlatching his arm from around my body to put some distance between us.
“Are you fucking drunk too?” I search her sharp cheekbones and soft lips.
My phone vibrates in my hand, and I swipe to open the message.
If you don’t want anyone to get hurt, I’d get them to leave.
I read over the words.
And then read them again.
Looking up from my phone, I focus on what’s going on around me. The smoke is still thick in the air from whoever it was that was just on the platform, and the crowd of people are all cheering.
I type out a message.
What are you talking about?
Shoving my phone into my back pocket, I round the driver’s side to my car and reach through the wound-down window to take the keys from the leather seat.
The music suddenly gets louder, the crowd in a state of chaos as people chant and cheer.
I can’t breathe or see. I’ve never panicked before. I’ve never had to, but the text War sent sends a shiver down my spine.
The current song continues playing as a robotic voice comes through the speakers. “Hello, train wrecks…” My stomach sinks.
A chorus of screams echoes through the crowd in excitement. Idiots. Alcohol, cocaine, and Molly equates to idiots.
Us included sometimes.
My back straightens as I spin back around to find Evie, but she’s gone.
My phone vibrates again, and I read over Vaden’s text.
She’s safe.
Before I can cuss them all out, Instastray grabs me by my arm and forces his lips to mine. “God damn.”
