melancholia, splattered there for the whole school to know. In my periphery, I see Seb's worried face. He's asking if I was alright but I can not bring myself to answer. All around me, my p

ust like always, I find myself in the high

I feel nothing but white-hot anger. For the stranger who has just shown themse

ange habit from you. I have to thank you though, going up the high ground whenever

tartled. It's Dina. Sitting o

start to say, but

't bother me as much as it did when I first found out about it, and I meant that.

he rooftop when you saw what's

l. A familiar ache twisted in my heart. No wonder Dave chose her. She's every man's dream, and Dave is that boy. They're perfect for each other. There is absolutely nothing I could

hallenging question, you're thinking, 'I will never be good enough for David. Dina and David

ere's me thinking I'm the one w

e might not love you as he loves me but you guys have that connection that I could never have with him. Hel

use we grew up together. We've had

he boys don't know that someone's been threatening you, Ari. You need

w..

and her lightning-fast reflexes. "What do I keep telling you? Never try to hide anything from me. Now, go

*

d Kier are in synch as they go livid, immediately coming at me for not telling them right away. Simon and Cal are silent, but both look at me with a mix of disappointment and worry that t

bout. Things she didn't even tell us." Seb says, effectively making things worse. I glare at him. Despite the calm in his eyes, I

the complete opposite of Seb. I know Kier. He's charming most of the time but doesn't hold back when he wants to explode. And he has every rig

me around. You know this is just

ee his eyes soften. It takes me a second to realize that somehow, with all the chaos, I ha

trying to hide it. But now we know and we'll do everything we can to make you smile again for real. Okay?" It was Cal. He moves to the seat beside me and wraps a long arm around me, pulling me

the table, infinitely calmer than he is earlier. He swats Simon's hand away a

will not change anything. We

omething in mi

ldly, looking at me for a reaction. I give him a small smile,

t now. A name." Brad looks up at me slowly, a glint