Chapter 76
I give him a dimpled grin. “Perfect. Bring some Eggos.”
“Done.” He grins at me before he stops playing along. “You coming to Nora’s after school?”
“Obviously.” I say just as the bell rings.
He smiles before tossing me something just as Flynn appears next to us. I catch it with one hand without thinking, my reflexes kicking in. “Adiós, Loca.”
He walks away and I look down down at my hands and find a zip–lock baggie of chocolate chip cookies.
I grin as I look up and see him disappearing in the crowd of students.
“He gave you his cookies?!” Flynn exclaims. “He doesn’t even share his cookies with me!”
“Well. I’m actually cute unlike you, so,” I trail off.
“Gross, you’re ugly.” Flynn scoffs.
I shrug. “I know.”
“You and I both know you’re not ugly.” He groans. “Both of your parents are freaking beautiful!”
“Noah King and Nevaeh Carter,” Gossip Queen Sophia suddenly appears next to us, scaring the both of us. “Power couple of the school twenty–three years ago, even though they weren’t technically dating. They were both absolutely hot and were best friends with Max O’Connell, Dylan Anderson, and Megan Rudd. They got married when they were twenty–two, a few months after college and had the twins, Winnie and Octavia King, when they were twenty–three.”
“Stop doing that!” I yell at her. “And how the hell do you know all this?! Get the fuck out of here, you stalker!”
-Winnie-
“So, I’m writing a song.” I announce as I drive Octavia and I to Nora’s.
You’re not writing a song.
Yeah, but Octavia doesn’t know that.
“Really?” Octavia raises an eyebrow at me.
I nod. “Want to know what the name is?”
“Sure.”
“It’s called, ‘Don’t Fall for Gay Guys‘.”
Oh my god.
“What?”
“What?”
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“Winnie,”
Nora’s. We hop out and make our way inside, going to our usual booth
“That’s my name.” I grin as I pull into the car park for right at the back. Adonis and Flynn should be here soon.
“Winnie, what the hell is with the name?” ”
“It’s what the song is about.” I say in
a
“Octavia questions as she sits across from me.
“Want to hear it?”
“No.”
“Too bad.” I grin.
“Win-”
I cut her off as I start singing loudly, making people turn around and look at us. “You like this guy, but he has a secret, he thinks he’s slick, but we all know he likes dick,”
Octavia sinks down in her seat when she notices everyone staring at us. “Winnie-”
“You think he likes you, but he swings for the other team, in the end, your dumb little heart will be broken!”
Octavia grits her teeth and glares at me, her face red from embarrassment. “Windora Nevaeh-”
“DOOOOON’T FALL FOR GAY GUUUYS!” I almost scream. “DOOOOON’T FALL FOR GAY GUU-”
I’m cut off buy a hand being placed over my mouth.
“Go back to your food, people,” Flynn calls to the customers in the cafe with his hand covering my mouth. “She escaped from a mental institution, nothing to worry about!”
“And you wonder why I call you Loca.” Adonis mumbles to me, smiling in amusement.
I slap Flynn’s hand off my mouth and pout at Adonis. “I’m not crazy.”
“Then what the hell was that whole thing?” Adonis chuckles.
I shrug. “A song I’m writing.”
“What kind of song is that?!” Octavia exclaims, still slightly blushing from embarrassment.
“A great song.” Flynn’s face dawns with realisation. “A great song with a very important message.”
“What the hell?!” Octavia looks up at Adonis expectantly.
“If I call her song anything but ‘amazing‘, she’ll throw a shoe at me.” Adonis shrugs as he goes to sit down next to me. Flynn quickly bumps him out of the way and slides in beside me instead.
“Hey!” Adonis whines.
“I always sit next to Pooh Bear.” Flynn shrugs making Adonis huff and sit down next to Octavia.
“My parents always argued before they started dating.” Flynn tells us.
“My parents acted like an old married couple before and after they were married.” Adonis explains, but he has a distant look in his eyes at the mention of his parents.
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Octavia and I share a look.
“Our mum punched our dad in the face when they first kissed.” We say in unison.
Adonis and Flynn stare at us.
“Okay, you win.” Flynn mumbles, taking a sip of his berry smoothie.
“Well, I need to go home now.” I announce, finishing my Cookies and Cream milkshake. I scoot over, pushing Flynn out of the booth, making him glare at me before I stand up. “I don’t have a good reason. I just want to binge watch Friends.”
“Plus, Dad has a night shift and we have to make dinner.” Octavia adds as we walk out of the cafe.
“No, I have to make dinner.” I correct while we stand outside the cafe. “You just have to sit there, look ugly, and not burn
anything.”
“You’re so mean to me.” Octavia complains.
“I’m your sister.” I roll my eyes. “I don’t have a choice.”
Flynn throws an arm around her shoulder. “Don’t worry, Tavia. She’s mean to me, too.”
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