"Are you blush

said too

ened. "You t

smiling. There was something about him that put me at ease, even when he

g to class, too," he chuckled, an

ck disappeared down the corridor before I shut my locker doo

ool year would

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ved in the cafeteria, people bombarded me with questions. Most of them

and Connor

t! She likes Hu

the one who beat

was there when it a

ving past people to get to my table, where Yasmin

bout?" I muttered, dropping my f

popular you've gotten," Noah

shut

, before a grin spread across her lips

ng to see Connor shoving through the same crowd

, throwing his arm behind my head with an exhausted sig

piece of lettuce at him, "Don'

ck, hitting me square in the for

this

on't be

am

Noah intervened, a sly smile playing on his lips when

ah's pouty expression before my eyes zoned

ckly set my head down, "Quick,

ng," Conn

...what's w

ly to Hunter, "She's just pretending to s

raising my head with a sharp gla

ed, "What? Why? Did I

resh bruise that was forming on the right side of hi

stioned, and watched as he reached up

all when I got drunk at my party."

ips curve into a small smirk, but

y dark brow cocking up as she propped her elbow on the t

just wanted to make s

st have been the millionth time t

e he gave a wave of his finge

he look on her face told that

e. See you later, then." He turned to leave but at the last mo

, "Can't. It's a

nk that I'm the shit and could do whatever I wanted. And then I remembered the look of disappointment on my fathe

mly. "I have homew

Bu

, man. She said she can't go so

s and I knew Hunter had sensed that so he didn't re

•

you could imagine my surprise when I found

could still remember when he had come running

gested that I join him and Connor

t had to go to a family member's dinner party,

was in a hurry to change into my Egyptian goddess costume, which consisted of a golden crown wrapped around my head,

eyes in a dark, upturned way. Light glitter was sprinkled across my neck and face, allo

own the stairs, about to step out of the house when I saw my dad standing in the living room's doorway, a picture of my m

ories..." His gaze fell to the car keys in my ha

to leave in 5 minutes so I hav

g the photo down on the couch, "No, no, you go have fun. Be

nd got into the car, I fe

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in a white outfit, with a simple button-down shirt, white pants, and angel wings attached to his back with an additional halo flo

innocent," I teased, and he la

eet his little brother, "Hi. I'm Kiara." His little brother ga

I'm just his friend. B