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“Those are huge,” I tell her.
Exie’s eyes light up. “I know. I want one. You should try to get one too, Aura.”
“I don’t know. It looks kinda hard.”
You have to throw the loop into the center bottle like a frisbee to get the main prize. I see numerous people in line and watch the ones trying to throw the loop missing every time.
I would love to win one, though. I have never had a bear that big before, but I’d love the feeling of winning more than the actual bear.
Lane and Blaze leave us waiting in line to go get some food. Dex is looking at everyone trying to throw the ring when I hear someone giggling in the line on the other side.
When I look up, Sarah whispers to Wendy, covering her lips. Wendy looks over at Exie and me.
“Damn,” I mutter.
Exie looks up, and she sees what has me muttering to myself. My heart beats like a rapid knocking on a door when Kalum, Brian, and Cason come into view. Sarah is still whispering to Wendy, and they begin to openly laugh.
“I think we should go. We could come back,” I say softly to Exie.
The light in Exie’s eyes dims when she spots Brian with his hand wrapped around Wendy’s waist. Sarah turns around and winds her arms around Kalum.
“You are so good at this, Kalum. You know how I love to reward you after you get me stuff,” she purrs.
He nods but says nothing. I know she’s doing it on purpose. She loves to show people she is with Kalum. Kalum looks like every girl’s fantasy of a high school boyfriend in a simple blue hoodie and jeans. Sarah leans her blond head against his chest.
Kalum, Brian, and Cason haven’t noticed us, but as the lines get shorter, and we get closer, I grip Exie’s wrist. “Come on. Let’s just go,” I say softly.
But it’s too late. Sarah sneers at us when we are about to leave. “Oh, look. It’s the maid and her sidekick. I’m surprised Kalum’s parents give you time off from cleaning toilets.”
Kalum’s head snaps up, and he steps back from Sarah. He is surprised to see me and realizes I have been standing in line the whole time. Brian and Cason glance at Exie and me, lowering their gaze.
“Let it go, Sarah,” Brian warns.
Exie’s fist clenches, and she curls her lip. “I guess Saturdays are Kalum’s.” Exie makes a motion like she is looking behind them. “Gee, Sarah. Where’s Jimmy?” Exie places her hand over her mouth. “Whoops, did I say that out loud?”
Sarah’s eyes almost bug out of her head. “You stupid bitch.”
Kalum, Brian, and Cason raise their brows. Sarah’s expression looks murderous.
“Don’t call her that,” I seethe. “Shut the hell up.”
I’m surprised I’m being mean, but she is mean to everyone. I can’t blame Exie for putting her business out like that—there is only so much a person can take. Kalum tries to hide his grin and scratches his cheek with his index finger.
“You’re just a jealous, broke bitch that has a future in cleaning other people’s piss from their toilet. I dirty my man’s underwear. You just clean them when I’m finished,” she spits.
“Sarah,” Kalum warns, his voice laced with steel.
She glares at me in a fit of rage. “What? It’s the truth. No one wants her around. You said so yourself when she first showed up. Not even her parents want her. Probably why she ended up as one of your mother’s pet projects.”
Everyone standing in line glances at me with looks of pity. Tears burn in the back of my eyes, and my heart sinks that he told everyone that he didn’t want me. But what hurts the most is the reminder of my parents.
Dex places a hand on my shoulder, and I look at anything to distract me from looking at Kalum. “Don’t pay that bitch any mind. She hates her life and gets off on putting others down,” Dex says.
To my relief, Lane and Blaze are walking over with sodas and cotton candy. He frowns and then glances at where Kalum and his group are standing. Dex speaks softly to Lane, and his head snaps up to look past me. His lip curls, but then his eyes soften when they land on mine.
The only moment today I had that I felt free was on a carnival ride with Lane. The reminder that I can’t go to my real home right now has me feeling like I will break down.
“Could you take me on another ride, please?” I ask in a shaky voice.
