Chapter 17

“Better you than me. If Andre had tried that with me I would have cut his tongue.” Siobhan was laughing as she hung on to me and hugged me tight. “But it wasn’t so bad, was it? He’s such a good kisser.”

I couldn’t speak. I wanted to punch Andre in the face, maybe even throw him in the pool. My throat was tight with unshed tears.

“I can’t believe that stupid Adeline wanted to start a fight with me!” She smacked her lips. “Hmm I need to reapply my lipstick, Andre nearly licked it all off. Come with me, darling.”

She started to pull me away. I held back. “Excuse me,” I said. I wasn’t in the mood to even talk or be her shadow tonight, I just wanted to find a place to cry. When I pulled my hand away from hers she wanted to hold me back but I stopped her. “Siobhan please not now.”

I wish she had noticed the strain in my voice or even recognized the look of hurt in my eyes after I had just been humiliated in front of all our classmates yet all she cared about was her lip gloss. I guess my fe