The rest of the class was basically a huge blur. I couldn’t concentrate on the lesson with Delcan right next to me, but he seemed fine now. Half of the guys and girls that are new this year we're trying to become friends with her, while Thomas was flirting up a storm. But I knew that Evvie didn’t care, because she’s always been a fan of attention.8964 copyright protection433ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5D0Ae8HjqG 維尼

   When the dismissal bell rang, I jumped up from my seat (faster than I should’ve) and walked out of the room quickly. Before I’d left, Evvie walked over to Delcan and began talking to him about something. The end of the day just didn’t seem to work for me at all.8964 copyright protection433ＰＥＮＡＮＡXXg4NyOOyb 維尼

  As I was walking to my locker, a sudden realization hit me. Delcan was right. In every class I had with him, he was either next to me, or near me. Since I’d opened my mouth and had said to be his guide, karma was coming back to bite me. After I’d grabbed my homework, I was walking out of the school before someone had grabbed my arm.8964 copyright protection433ＰＥＮＡＮＡmNaqtc9tJk 維尼

  Because of the goosebumps, I felt on my skin, I didn’t even have to turn around to know it was Delcan.8964 copyright protection433ＰＥＮＡＮＡeSTWSPN2S9 維尼

  “Hey…” I said. And then I’d realized the douche I’ve been. “Sorry about the avoiding thing, I just-”8964 copyright protection433ＰＥＮＡＮＡsuAf3mHuy6 維尼

  “I’ve heard that from your mouth too many times, Ezra,” he said, rolling his eyes. They were green, which made me feel better about my insecurities. “I get it. It’s cool.”437Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMZ7vMIvDQO
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  I nodded. “Cool.”437Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡELaMdjSlEK
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  After a short moment of silence, Delcan began talking again, and my eyes moved to the blue sweatshirt. “My parents wanted to talk to you about the...Callie thing. They need to have your input or something like that.”8964 copyright protection433ＰＥＮＡＮＡGwWfmbuiMY 維尼

  I tilted my head slightly, looking at him confused. “Everything Callie told you last month is all I know,” I said. And that was the honest truth. Callie didn’t even tell me everything that happened when I’d meant to be calling Delcan, but I only learned how much Delcan did when she mentioned all of it last month.8964 copyright protection433ＰＥＮＡＮＡpuRlKkfsm9 維尼

  Delcan shrugged. “My parents want to see you after dinner,” he said. “Just text me if you can come or not.” I nodded as he walked away from me. I hadn’t expected for Callie to be in the car, but she was sitting there in the front seat. Delcan opened the door and began talking to her, while Callie rolled her eyes, and hit his arm before getting into the back seat. 8964 copyright protection433ＰＥＮＡＮＡm2p1jh8PyY 維尼

  I couldn’t help but smile and then walked off. Maybe I should’ve asked Delcan’s parents about whatever they wanted to talk about then, but I was still lost. Callie told Delcan everything, so why didn’t they just question him about all of it? Whatever the case was, I simply had to give it up now. 8964 copyright protection433ＰＥＮＡＮＡENMNgVZlZs 維尼

  After looking around outside of school for a bit, I paused and realized Eric wasn’t there. The minute I realized it was past 3:30, I texted him: where are you? 8964 copyright protection433ＰＥＮＡＮＡBoJHuy4bjv 維尼

  I shoved my phone in my pocket the second I saw Haven and her “squad” coming over.8964 copyright protection433ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ23QItwcel 維尼

  “Hi, babe,” Haven said.8964 copyright protection433ＰＥＮＡＮＡEM23ee6X2G 維尼

  I looked at her and smiled. “Hey.”8964 copyright protection433ＰＥＮＡＮＡyjREr1NnOM 維尼

  Haven turned around to look at her friends. “Girls, I need to talk to Ez alone for a bit,” she said. “Wait in the gym for me, okay?” They all nodded their heads as if they were programmed robots, and one of them waved to me. Haven grabbed my arm and rested on me.8964 copyright protection433ＰＥＮＡＮＡQMsSxURkgb 維尼

   “What’s up, beautiful?” I asked her. And no, I’ not trying to be flirty. I say that to Evvie all the time, and I couldn’t even imagine dating her again. But Haven smiled as she shook her head. 8964 copyright protection433ＰＥＮＡＮＡbCJ338FCv6 維尼

  “Think you could come over tonight? Angelica and my parents would love to have you over for dinner,” Haven said. Of course-tonight was the night her parents wanted me around. I would’ve said yes, but I had already made a promise to Delcan. 8964 copyright protection433ＰＥＮＡＮＡOuORfCFRBh 維尼

  I shook my head. “Can’t, Haven.” 8964 copyright protection433ＰＥＮＡＮＡG5IgnPjP6J 維尼

  She leaned in towards me, sadness in her eyes. “Why not?” she asked, dragging out the words.8964 copyright protection433ＰＥＮＡＮＡidkR06IcvH 維尼

  “Because,” I said. The lie came into my mind quickly, and I just followed what my brain told me to do. “My aunts and uncles are coming over tonight, and my dad would kill me if I missed it.” 8964 copyright protection433ＰＥＮＡＮＡKvMp9SeX3d 維尼

  She understood it and put her head down. “Okay,” she said softly. I felt bad for hurting her, but there was nothing I could do to even stop it. She looked up at me then and smiled. “Maybe another night then?” 8964 copyright protection433ＰＥＮＡＮＡImy9eUj4ro 維尼

  I nodded because I knew if I said no - I would regret it later. She smiled, and then kissed me on the cheek. Of course, she had to lean up in order to do it, but she still found out a way. Without another word, Haven waved to me and then ran off to cheer. 8964 copyright protection433ＰＥＮＡＮＡH29fd5gZoa 維尼

  As I watched her leave, I realized that I was failing. I mean, Haven could be selfish when she wanted to be, but sometimes, she was a pretty sweet girl. I feel like she’s kind of like Delcan in that sense - she acts a certain way around everyone else, but something inside tells me she’s nothing like that.8964 copyright protection433ＰＥＮＡＮＡJj6lzENuKV 維尼

  The difference is, I don’t know what her other side is like. 8964 copyright protection433ＰＥＮＡＮＡoVdymf9GpG 維尼

  I sat down on the outside benches and scrolled through Instagram. It wasn’t like there was anything else to do, so I simply went through my followers' posts, hoping that there would actually be something interesting on social media. 8964 copyright protection433ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ35gWKo5NN 維尼

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