"I had no idea, Liv," Paige said as I laid with my head on her lap. The rest of the cheer squad sat around us while laughing and making jokes."Thanks for not being all judgy," I told her while she played with my hair."No for sure. I mean sometimes you just need to talk to somebody about this stuff. And fuck Jade, she's such a bitch." Paige bursted out and I looked at her in amusement."Woah." "I'm sorry I just had to get that off my chest. She's like the worst, so duh." Paige said before closing her eyes and facing the sun."You guys this weekend was so fucked up," Nina said in monotone. "I visited Ajay at the cemetery and I literally cried over him." She said tiredly."Oh my gosh, are you like- okay?" Nat asked and Nina slowly looked over at her friend."What the fuck does it look like to you? I have dark circles around my eyes." She said blankly. She reminds me of Kourtney Kardashian sometimes."We all miss your cousin, lovey," Natasha said before squeezing Nina's hand. "How did y
I stood at the kitchen island in Paige's house. I gulped a cup of apple soda down before running a hand through my hair.The rest of the girls were sitting on the floor while drinking vodka. I wasn't really in the mood for alcohol."Guys I have like three blunts in my bag," Nina said slowly."You have weed?" We all asked excitedly and she just nodded at us. "Yeah, Bri could you please go grab it?" She asked and Brianna headed upstairs without question."Where did you get it?" Paige asked Nina with a sly smile on her lips."I got it from Lamar," Nina said under her breath. I went over and joined them on the floor of the living room."Why would Lamar give you weed?" Paige pressed."Because he wants to fuck me," Nina said, and for the first time, her face held an expression. Embarrassment."And? Why do you have that look on your face?" I asked her and she sighed."Well, I have way too much respect for myself and my vagina to put us both through that trauma." She said before gulping."Well
I closed my locker before walking to my AP Bio class. "Liv," Griff said from beside me and I frowned up at him. "What's up?" I asked and he looked at me in disbelief. "What are you doing Liv? With Rook of all people?" He asked wildly. "I'm just having fun," I told him and he frowned at me. "What about Cole?" He asked in confusion. "We broke up," I said and Griff silently looked at me. "You mean you broke up with him?" Griff asked knowingly. "We broke up with each other. And besides he's dating my ex-best friend now." I said blankly. "They're not dating," Griff said as we entered our biology class together."It looks like they are to me," I said when I saw Cole and Jade sitting next to each other. "She's even sitting on my seat," I told Griff before walking over to Tyler. I sat next to Tyler and Griff took the seat next to me. "I get it, you're using Rook to spite Cole," Griff said with a smile on his face and I glared at him in annoyance. "That's not what I'm doing," I said
I was laying on the living room couch when I heard the front door open. I sat upright before frowning lightly. My eyes widened when I saw Cole entering the house. He hasn't been home in a few days. So why did he come home tonight?I sighed before getting up and walking up to him. "What are you doing here?" I asked, hoping to irritate him."What am I doing in my own house?" He asked me and I nodded. "What are you doing here, after leaving me alone for almost a week? My mom and your dad are out of town, remember?" I asked and he sighed tiredly. "I'm sorry." He said blankly. "You're sorry? For being a dick or for not caring about my safety?" I asked him. "Yes sorry for all of it, can I go to my room now?" He asked briefly and I moved out of his way. "Whatever," I said before going into the kitchen. "Wait," Cole said so I stopped in my tracks. "Didn't I tell you to stay away from Storm?" He asked me and I turned around to face him again. "You did," I said blankly. Why does he care
"Hey Liv, what class do I have next?" Griff asked curiously."What is up with everyone expecting me to have their schedules memorized? You have Spanish." I told him and he rolled his eyes at me. It's currently lunch break and everyone's looking at us for some reason. They must've heard something. "What up dick?" Griff asked when Storm came walking up to us and I couldn't help but smile at Griff's words. They dabbed each other up before starting a conversation about football tryouts. Tyler joined us before placing his arm around my shoulders. "Guess what?" He asked excitedly. "What?" I asked curiously. "You got Miss Octavia to put us in the same group?" I asked and he shook his head at me. "Even better." He said with a smile on his face. "Coach said that I could try out for the team after school, there are two spots open," Tyler said and I shrieked. "That's awesome," I said before hugging him and he spun me around. "What's happening?" Griff asked us in concern."Your boy just fo
"I made the varsity team!" Tyler yelled excitedly and I hugged him. "I'm so proud of you," I told him and he pinched my cheeks. "I made the team!" Storm said before pulling me into a hug and I smiled at him. "I'm so happy for you guys," I told them before we walked over to Griff's car. Griff took his helmet off before throwing Paige over his shoulder and she screamed before giggling wildly as he spun her around in the air. "You guys need to shower," I told Tyler and Storm and they laughed before nodding. "We're going to Griff's house, we'll shower there," Tyler explained and I sighed tiredly. "Are you still coming?" Storm asked me and I nodded. Cole came walking out of the locker room, I could tell that he had taken a quick shower when the smell of his shower gel met my nose."Let's go." Cole blankly told me and I frowned lightly. "Liv." He said and I jogged over to him. I'd rather ride with Cole than sit in a car with a bunch of smelly jocks, no offense. Cole opened my door for
I ended up convincing Storm to get stitches at the hospital and he offered me a ride home when he was done. If it weren't for Jade, none of that would've been necessary. And the worst part is that she did it on purpose. She wanted to hit me. Probably because I kissed Cole in front of her. But one thing is for sure, she doesn't scare me. I was lying on the carpet in the living room I was still wearing my swimsuit I just pulled a hoodie on earlier. I heard the front door to our house open so I frowned lightly. "Kids! We're home!" I heard my mom yelling from the kitchen so I jumped up from the floor before running into the kitchen. I jumped on my mom before circling my legs around her waist and she laughed before wrapping her arms around me. "I take it that you missed us." Uncle Ian said from behind my mom and I pulled back from my mom before giving Uncle Ian a tight hug. "Where's Cole, honey?" Uncle Ian asked and I shrugged. "He's still at Griff's. We went swimming earlier." I to
"Rook, what's wrong?" I asked in concern. "Nothing." He said softly."What do you mean it's nothing? So you drove all the way here and climbed through my window for nothing?" I asked him and he silently looked at me before nodding. "Can we just pretend that it's nothing? You've got a way of making me feel better when I'm down." He said and I nodded before hugging him. I sat down on my bed and I watched him sitting down on the floor. He rested his back against the side of my bed and I frowned lightly. "Where were you today? You weren't at school." I said in realization and he looked up at the ceiling. "My mom, we found out that she-- uh-- has cancer." He said and my heart skipped a beat. "She doesn't have long, Liv." He said and my eyes welled up with tears. "I'm so sorry, Rook," I said before sitting down next to him and hugging him tightly. "She was devastated when she found out." He said before he wrapped his arms around me. His soft sobs filled my room and I started crying wi