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“No.”
“I’m sorry to have wasted your time, but I really need to go.”
Sidestepping him, he asks, “What about the Jeep?”
Wanting to get away, knowing I have said too much already, I keep walking but answer him without stopping. “If it’s still here the next time, I’ll stop by. Have a great rest of your day, Lane.”
“I’ll see you later, Aura.”
Walking toward the grocery store, I replay my encounter with Lane. A normal person would just tell me about the Jeep,give me a price, and not ask so many questions. Some people are just nosy.
If he went to Spencer, then he must be a year or two older than I am. He must have talent to modify race cars. He isn’t in some office building running his family company. Looking down at my uniform, he has a point. No one attending Spencer would inquire about a used Jeep for sale and say they work after school.
9
AURA
“Are you ready for tonight’s game?” Exie asks.
Closing my locker, I hold my algebra 2 book against my chest and look at Exie. Her eyes are full of excitement. She’s asked me to go repeatedly this whole week, and I have given her vague answers. It would be a good idea to go see Marcus play and maybe Gina like old times, but I still haven’t reached out. Maybe I wouldn’t be welcome?
“Are you sure you can give me a ride to and from the game? Wouldn’t it be too much trouble?”
“Are you kidding me? I would love to hang out with you. I don’t have plans with anyone. The rest of the girls in the senior class are too busy chasing guys, hoping to get their attention at the game or at the party. Everyone is going to Brian’s after the game. We can go for a bit if you want.”
I stop in front of my class and have three minutes before the one-minute warning bell. “How about you? Why do you want to go?”
Her thumbs hook under the straps draped over her shoulders from her bag nervously. Her hair is short, straight, and jet black, and when she’s nervous, she looks down, and her hair slides forward, covering her face.
“I used to like Brian, but he doesn’t know I exist. Well, he probably does, but not in the way it counts.”
Brian would be no good for her with the way he ignores her and acts around Wendy at lunch. Cason would be a better match for Exie. He doesn’t seem to be a bad guy. He is good-looking but not my type.
“How about Cason?” I say, lowering my voice when other students are walking in the class.
“No way,” she whisper-yells. “That is like wanting Kalum to ask me out. It would never happen. Guys like Cason and Kalum have standards, and I don’t meet any of them.”
My brows furrow. “Why not? You are pretty, funny, and have been the only one that has been nice to me here.”
Her head angles. “Really? Kalum isn’t nice to you? I know he told everyone your situation, but he must be at least nice.”
“Not really. That is what I meant when you said he was attracted to me, and I told you it wasn’t possible. He hates the fact that I’m in his house and enrolled in his school.”
“Did he say that?”
The bell rings, echoing through the hall. People hurry to get inside their classes. “Yeah, he did.” I nudge my chin toward her class next door. “You better go.”
She walks backward toward her class. “I’m sorry I got it wrong, Aura. Don’t worry about him. Anyway, I heard he made it official with Sarah. She will keep him company and his attention off you.”
I nod and walk to my algebra class with my stomach in knots. He made it official with Sarah? It would make sense. They both come from rich families. Sarah is the type Kalum’s parents would approve of, even if Sarah is a snobby bitch.
How he finds her attractive with that bitchy over-the-top attitude is beyond me. I never pinned Kalum to want a girlfriend.Then my thoughts go back to the fitting room in the uniform store, and I’m glad he said it was a mistake.
It was mean and childish to do that to someone, but I warned myself about guys like Kalum. They only care about themselves and what other people think. It’s better that he has a girlfriend. It’s too bad she sucks as a person and is a jealous bitch. That is the type of girl Kalum wants.
10
KALUM
