out.
“Jesus, Zac man, please tell me you didn’t let those luscious lips go to waste!” teased Will.
“Shut the fuck up,” I growled.
“Oh, man,” groaned Will, not taking the hint. “You want her, so just have her. What’s the big deal?”
“She’s going to be wondering why you picked her up to just drop her at home, Zac man,” said Noah calmly.
I ran my hands through my hair.
“Yeah, well I shouldn’t have fucking done that.”
“You were worried for her, so you made sure she was safe,” said Noah. “There’s no harm in that.”
“You didn’t want Mr. Tyler Football to get his hands on her, that’s what it was,” said Will. “What the hell am I missing here? You never get this worked up over a girl.”
“He’s trying to stay away from her,” said Noah.
Will looked over in disbelief, and said, “And why the hell would you do something stupid like that?”
I shook my head but kept silent.
“You’re a conqueror, Zac man. There are a hundred girls around here to prove it. Why is this one any different?” asked Will.
“He actually likes this one,” said Noah quietly.
Ava
I awoke the next afternoon to my phone vibrating in my pocket, and I quickly scrambled for it. It was Sophie. My head literally exploded with pain and I gasped as I answered it.
“Hey,” I whispered.
“You sound like I feel,” she moaned. “How did you get home last night? I know it wasn’t with Tyler, because he was still with Sasha this morning.”
I looked around the room as I cringed at her voice, trying to remember who I was and what had happened last night. I remembered Zac coming to the party and his fast car. I looked down at my jeans and the Converse sneakers still on my feet. How had I ended up here?
“Are you alive?” asked Sophie.
“Yep,” I whispered.
“So how did you get home?”
I didn’t want to tell her about Zac, because I would have to explain why he had come and picked me up. I didn’t know the reason myself. I remember him telling me to go home and then coming to get me from the party. I had no idea how he found the address of the party or why all three of them threatened Tyler.
“How did you go with Antony?” I asked instead.
“I did it, Avs,” she said with a soft giggle. “I finally did it.”
“And…was it everything you expected?” I asked, lying back down on the bed and wincing from the pain in my head.
She paused, and then whispered, “Not…really. It was kind of quick, but I’m glad I’ve done it now.”
“I can’t believe it,” I whispered, closing my eyes and hoping it would help with the bone gnashing pain.
“I hope he calls me tonight,” she said hopefully. “I feel like going out again and having fun.”
If all the rumors were true, I knew Antony wouldn’t be calling her tonight, but I didn’t want to point that out to her.
“What did he say to you when you left?”
“Nothing, he was snoring away two minutes after we had done it. I left him sleeping.”
“Romantic,” I said sarcastically.
“It was nothing like we’re led to believe, Avs,” said Sophie, sounding a little disappointed. “It only hurt for a moment, but then the whole thing was like just for him. Anyways, I’m going back to bed. See you at school.”
I dropped my phone down on the bed somewhere and tried to lie as still as possible. I had so many unanswered questions from last night, but I just wanted to feel happy for a moment that he had come and picked me up last night. Whatever it meant.
* * *
By Monday afternoon, Sophie came to the realization that Antony had had his fun and wasn’t about to make any lasting commitments to her. She put on a brave face at school, but I knew she was a little crushed at the situation.
Biology was fun with Tyler making jokes and acting like Saturday night hadn’t even happened. I didn’t want to have to explain Zac to him, because I still didn’t understand the situation myself.
Meanwhile, at home, we had
“Jesus, Zac man, please tell me you didn’t let those luscious lips go to waste!” teased Will.
“Shut the fuck up,” I growled.
“Oh, man,” groaned Will, not taking the hint. “You want her, so just have her. What’s the big deal?”
“She’s going to be wondering why you picked her up to just drop her at home, Zac man,” said Noah calmly.
I ran my hands through my hair.
“Yeah, well I shouldn’t have fucking done that.”
“You were worried for her, so you made sure she was safe,” said Noah. “There’s no harm in that.”
“You didn’t want Mr. Tyler Football to get his hands on her, that’s what it was,” said Will. “What the hell am I missing here? You never get this worked up over a girl.”
“He’s trying to stay away from her,” said Noah.
Will looked over in disbelief, and said, “And why the hell would you do something stupid like that?”
I shook my head but kept silent.
“You’re a conqueror, Zac man. There are a hundred girls around here to prove it. Why is this one any different?” asked Will.
“He actually likes this one,” said Noah quietly.
Ava
I awoke the next afternoon to my phone vibrating in my pocket, and I quickly scrambled for it. It was Sophie. My head literally exploded with pain and I gasped as I answered it.
“Hey,” I whispered.
“You sound like I feel,” she moaned. “How did you get home last night? I know it wasn’t with Tyler, because he was still with Sasha this morning.”
I looked around the room as I cringed at her voice, trying to remember who I was and what had happened last night. I remembered Zac coming to the party and his fast car. I looked down at my jeans and the Converse sneakers still on my feet. How had I ended up here?
“Are you alive?” asked Sophie.
“Yep,” I whispered.
“So how did you get home?”
I didn’t want to tell her about Zac, because I would have to explain why he had come and picked me up. I didn’t know the reason myself. I remember him telling me to go home and then coming to get me from the party. I had no idea how he found the address of the party or why all three of them threatened Tyler.
“How did you go with Antony?” I asked instead.
“I did it, Avs,” she said with a soft giggle. “I finally did it.”
“And…was it everything you expected?” I asked, lying back down on the bed and wincing from the pain in my head.
She paused, and then whispered, “Not…really. It was kind of quick, but I’m glad I’ve done it now.”
“I can’t believe it,” I whispered, closing my eyes and hoping it would help with the bone gnashing pain.
“I hope he calls me tonight,” she said hopefully. “I feel like going out again and having fun.”
If all the rumors were true, I knew Antony wouldn’t be calling her tonight, but I didn’t want to point that out to her.
“What did he say to you when you left?”
“Nothing, he was snoring away two minutes after we had done it. I left him sleeping.”
“Romantic,” I said sarcastically.
“It was nothing like we’re led to believe, Avs,” said Sophie, sounding a little disappointed. “It only hurt for a moment, but then the whole thing was like just for him. Anyways, I’m going back to bed. See you at school.”
I dropped my phone down on the bed somewhere and tried to lie as still as possible. I had so many unanswered questions from last night, but I just wanted to feel happy for a moment that he had come and picked me up last night. Whatever it meant.
* * *
By Monday afternoon, Sophie came to the realization that Antony had had his fun and wasn’t about to make any lasting commitments to her. She put on a brave face at school, but I knew she was a little crushed at the situation.
Biology was fun with Tyler making jokes and acting like Saturday night hadn’t even happened. I didn’t want to have to explain Zac to him, because I still didn’t understand the situation myself.
Meanwhile, at home, we had
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