would just stipulate to being happy that I wasn’t at home. That was a certainty.
In a way I’d become adept at, I was listening to Trinity without hearing a word that she said. She did manage to grab my attention when she stopped mid sentence and exclaimed sharply, “You have got to be kidding me!”
We all turned to see what had made such an impression on her. When I saw that it was a who rather than a what , my heart sank into my sandals. Walking up to the cabin was Savannah Grant, Trinity’s arch enemy, and she was not alone. She was with Bo.
I was first struck by how different he looked. Gone was the dark hoodie. Instead, he wore a gray and white Abercrombie and Fitch rugby shirt that made his shoulders look devastatingly wide and his hair look black as the night around him.
Trinity reached between us and grabbed Drew’s arm, doing her best to turn him to face her.
“Are you just gonna stand there? That’s the guy that’s been stalking your girlfriend,” she said, her first attempt of the night to stir up trouble. Sadly, even if Savannah left, it wouldn’t be the last.
“He’s here with someone else, Trinity. I don’t think—”
“That’s not the point. You need to set him straight about keeping his eyes to himself.”
“He hasn’t even—”
“Oh, come on, Drew!”
“Trinity, I—”
“Am I the only one at this party with the balls to ask them to leave?”
No one answered her. I knew she was going to go off, and while normally I would’ve done something to try and avert a disaster, all I could think about was how Bo’s eyes made me feel and how they were now turned on Savannah.
Numbly, I watched the scene unfold.
“Fine,” she said, stomping off. “I’ll just take care of it myself.”
Trinity marched right up to them and said as loudly as she could, “You need to leave.”
She was standing directly in front of Savannah when she said it, staring right at her, so there was no doubt to whom she was referring.
Savannah looked confused and taken aback. “Me? Why?”
“Because no one wants you here. I don’t even know why you came.”
“I came because I was invited,” Savannah said, straightening her spine defiantly.
“No one invited you to come here,” Trinity spat.
“It’s an open party and I came with Bo.”
“I don’t care if you came with Mother Teresa, no one wants you here. We all want you gone. Now leave!” Trinity’s decibel level had risen to the point that everyone at the party could hear the spew of her venom. After all, no party was complete until Trinity had shown her butt at least once.
Across the bonfire, Bo’s eyes met mine for a split second before he looked away, turning his attention back to Trinity. In that moment, I saw something flicker in his eyes, something that made me feel small and ashamed, spineless and cruel. I never wanted to see that look again.
“Why don’t you just go back over there with your friends and enjoy the party? She’s not hurting anyone,” Bo chimed in amicably.
“Why don’t you stay out of this? It’s not you that I have a problem with. It’s her,” Trinity said, poking one bony finger at Savannah’s chest.
“Hey, hey, hey,” Bo said, stepping between the two girls. “We don’t want any trouble. Everybody’s here to have a good time. Don’t ruin it.”
“I’m not ruining it. She is,” Trinity shouted.
“Bo, let’s just go,” Savannah said, tugging at his arm. “I didn’t realize that this party was reserved for jealous skanks. My bad.”
“You b—” Trinity began, darting past Bo to lunge at Savannah.
Bo grabbed Trinity around the waist, easily setting her away from Savannah. Over the top of her head, our eyes met again. They burned through me like hot pokers of disappointment and then he looked away.
“Alright, we’re going,” he said quietly. If there hadn’t been utter silence at the party, I would
In a way I’d become adept at, I was listening to Trinity without hearing a word that she said. She did manage to grab my attention when she stopped mid sentence and exclaimed sharply, “You have got to be kidding me!”
We all turned to see what had made such an impression on her. When I saw that it was a who rather than a what , my heart sank into my sandals. Walking up to the cabin was Savannah Grant, Trinity’s arch enemy, and she was not alone. She was with Bo.
I was first struck by how different he looked. Gone was the dark hoodie. Instead, he wore a gray and white Abercrombie and Fitch rugby shirt that made his shoulders look devastatingly wide and his hair look black as the night around him.
Trinity reached between us and grabbed Drew’s arm, doing her best to turn him to face her.
“Are you just gonna stand there? That’s the guy that’s been stalking your girlfriend,” she said, her first attempt of the night to stir up trouble. Sadly, even if Savannah left, it wouldn’t be the last.
“He’s here with someone else, Trinity. I don’t think—”
“That’s not the point. You need to set him straight about keeping his eyes to himself.”
“He hasn’t even—”
“Oh, come on, Drew!”
“Trinity, I—”
“Am I the only one at this party with the balls to ask them to leave?”
No one answered her. I knew she was going to go off, and while normally I would’ve done something to try and avert a disaster, all I could think about was how Bo’s eyes made me feel and how they were now turned on Savannah.
Numbly, I watched the scene unfold.
“Fine,” she said, stomping off. “I’ll just take care of it myself.”
Trinity marched right up to them and said as loudly as she could, “You need to leave.”
She was standing directly in front of Savannah when she said it, staring right at her, so there was no doubt to whom she was referring.
Savannah looked confused and taken aback. “Me? Why?”
“Because no one wants you here. I don’t even know why you came.”
“I came because I was invited,” Savannah said, straightening her spine defiantly.
“No one invited you to come here,” Trinity spat.
“It’s an open party and I came with Bo.”
“I don’t care if you came with Mother Teresa, no one wants you here. We all want you gone. Now leave!” Trinity’s decibel level had risen to the point that everyone at the party could hear the spew of her venom. After all, no party was complete until Trinity had shown her butt at least once.
Across the bonfire, Bo’s eyes met mine for a split second before he looked away, turning his attention back to Trinity. In that moment, I saw something flicker in his eyes, something that made me feel small and ashamed, spineless and cruel. I never wanted to see that look again.
“Why don’t you just go back over there with your friends and enjoy the party? She’s not hurting anyone,” Bo chimed in amicably.
“Why don’t you stay out of this? It’s not you that I have a problem with. It’s her,” Trinity said, poking one bony finger at Savannah’s chest.
“Hey, hey, hey,” Bo said, stepping between the two girls. “We don’t want any trouble. Everybody’s here to have a good time. Don’t ruin it.”
“I’m not ruining it. She is,” Trinity shouted.
“Bo, let’s just go,” Savannah said, tugging at his arm. “I didn’t realize that this party was reserved for jealous skanks. My bad.”
“You b—” Trinity began, darting past Bo to lunge at Savannah.
Bo grabbed Trinity around the waist, easily setting her away from Savannah. Over the top of her head, our eyes met again. They burned through me like hot pokers of disappointment and then he looked away.
“Alright, we’re going,” he said quietly. If there hadn’t been utter silence at the party, I would
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