Chapter 28
I don’t chicken out.” He tells me.
“I want you to come with me to make sure I don’t chicken
“What? No! This isn’t any of my business.” I protest. “I’m irrelevant! Seriously, half the people at this school don’t even know my name. They just know me as ‘Hoodie Girl‘, but that’s alright because I hate people.”
“That has got to be the most relatable thing you’ve ever said.” He blinks at me before shaking his head. “Please,
Nevaeh!”
“Why are
e you so scared of telling Noah?” I question. “Just do what you did with Max. Blurt it out.”
“But what if Noah gets mad at me for keeping a secret from him for that long?” He ask.
“Stop overthinking things.” I order. “He’s your best friend, he’s not going to get mad at you.”
“But-”
“Oi!” I cut him off. “Noah may be an asshole, but he’s a rational asshole.”
“Bu-”
“He’s not going to get mad over this. He’ll understand.” I start. “And you know that. Now stop being a pussy and go.”
“So you’ll come?”
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“Dude “I cut myself off. “I tell you all that and you still want me to come?!”
“Please?!”
I open my mouth to protest again but shut it when I see a pleading look on his face.
I sigh. “Fine.”
“Thank you!” We start walking out to his car.
We get in and he starts the engine before starting to reverse out of the parking space.
“Wait!” He slams in the brakes, making me whack my head on the head rest of the seat.
“What?!” I exclaim, rubbing the back of my head.
“What if he kills me?”
“Motherfucker, you nearly gave me brain damage for that?!” I glare at him. “Just go!”
“But what if he does kill me?!” He repeats.
“Then I’ll kill him.” I say bluntly. “Now go! And try not to damage any other parts of my body.”
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“So Noah and Max are going to meet us here?” I ask as we walk into Pizza Palace.
“Yeah.” Dylan nods as he taps on the table nervously.
“Relax.” I whisper, placing my hand over his, silencing the sound of his nails on the table.
“Are we interrupting something?” A deep, British accent rings out, making us look up.
“Yeah, we were just about to start talking shit about this guy named Noah King. You know him?” I question sarcastically, raising my eyebrows at him,
He sighs and rolls his eyes. “Carter-”
“Shut up.”
“How am I supposed to-”
“Max, Dylan, do you hear something?”
*explain if you-”
“Seriously, I think I hear someone talking.”
-keep cutting me off?!” He finishes, his fist clenching.
“Oh, I think it’s just the wind.” I shrug.
Max and Dylan stare between us, debating on whether or not they should interrupt us or not.
Would you being so
stop petty?” He says through gritted teeth.
“Would you stop being an asshole?”
“You’re the one that told me to move on!” He throws his arms in the air.
“I told you to move on, not forget my name!” I argue, standing up.
“I didn’t forget your name!” He defends himself.
“Right. Is that why you completely blanked when it came to introducing me?”
“You looked like you wanted to rip her head off!” He states. “I wasn’t sure if I wanted to introduce you to her!”
“How is that supposed to make me feel better?!” I throw my hands up in frustration.
“I don’t know, but I don’t need you getting expelled because you ripped the new girl’s throat out!”
“That-” I cut myself off. “that actually makes sense.”
“See ”
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I cut him off again. “But I’m still mad at you!”
“What?! Why?!” He yells, tugging at his hair in annoyance.
“Because I hate you!”
“Oh please,” he scoffs, stepping closer to me.
“I
“Oh please“.” I mimic in a deep voice. “What?”
I
“You and I both know you don’t hate me.” He says as a matter of fact. “You’re just too stubborn to admit you like me.”
“I do not like you.” I scoff. “If I liked you, why would I tell you to move on?”
“Because you’re scared and there’s something you’re not telling me.” He mumbles, smirking slightly when he sees. my eyes widen slightly. “Yeah, I know you better than you think, Carter.”
“Maybe I just don’t like you back.” I shoot at him, watching his face stay expressionless.
“Why’s it so hard for you to admit it?” He questions, running a hand through his hair in exasperation. “You already know I like you.”
I roll my eyes. “If you like me so much, why were you so quick to try and get with the new girl?”
“You told me to move on!” He raises his voice slightly.
“Guys?”
“You didn’t have to listen to me!” I almost shout.
“Guys!”
He looks like he wants to strangle me.
“Carter!” He growls. “Did you ever consider the fact that maybe, just maybe, I don’t want to move on?”
“B-”
“I was doing what you told me to!”
“GUYS!”
“What, Max?!” We shout in unison, snapping our heads to look at him.
He flinches slightly at our anger. “Uh…everyone’s staring
Noah and I both look around and find everyone in the store staring at us
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