14. See my room

Larissa Maynard

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Rolling my eyes, I was thankful when the car finally rolled to a stop. Immediately after it did, I jumped out of the car. Staying in an enclosed space with Caspian was messing with my head. It was not only in the hot and bothered way but in the annoying way.

I had not properly landed before someone crashed into me and before I had the time to process that, I was up in the air, spinning around. I let out a yelp at the sudden movement, wondering who I knew enough to hug me like that. Even Caspian didn’t have that right.

“I can’t believe Caspian brought you here, Larissa. I never thought I’d see you again.”

As I went back on my feet, I realized that the voice sounded oddly familiar. I pulled back, staring at the boy in front of me, my mouth falling open when I realized that it was Antonio, the scrawny little thirteen-year-old I’d known five years ago. “Fuck, look how well you’ve grown.”

I was amazed. It was not like I never expected him to grow but he was literally a