Chapter 15 - Darius

I found myself rereading the text from Elijah. Riko had detention for slapping the little shit, and Brant was suspended as this was just another in a long line of sexual harassment misconduct.

I didn’t like she had detention for it, but at least Brant was getting what he deserved. But he deserves much worse. 

I felt terrible about the damn rumors going around about her. It was our fault. If we’d not all pursued her, if we’d just ignored the attraction to her, she’d not be in this mess. But we can’t change the past.

Just must keep moving forward. And there is no going back. I don’t think any of us could go back even if it’s only been two days. I know we all like the way we feel when with her, too much to walk away.

We grew up on stories about our parents falling in love. About how they’d been friends, they never initially saw each other as a possibility.

Yet in high school, dad started to see mom in a new light, she’s older than him, and h