THE MOVE DAKODA "I'm struggling to understand why we have to move. I mean, seriously... we live in the beautiful state of Washington in the Pacific Northwest, and now they want us to move to Hawaii? It's so humid there, I'll probably die. Or at least melt. And let's not forget that school has already started there."Jax walks up to me, wrapping his arms around my waist and pulling me in for a hug. "You never know, babe; this might be good for your tan. Besides, Hawaii isn't really that far from Washington.""Don't joke, Jax.""Look, all I'm saying is that you've been dealing with a lot of crap since that party. This move might be good for you. It sucks that I won't be able to see you whenever I want, but we still have FaceTime and holidays.""I know, it's just a big change, and they didn't even ask me if I was okay with it. I'm sure I could have stayed at one of my friend's houses until the end of the school year.""You shouldn't give them a hard time, Dakota. They've been through a

DAKODA The following day, I'm incredibly irritable because I've only had four hours of sleep for two consecutive days. And to make matters worse, it's all thanks to three individuals I can't stand. How is that even remotely fair? I head downstairs to grab a quick bite before heading off to school. It seems like my parents have already left for the day because they don't respond when I bid them goodbye.Upon arriving at school, I park my car in the first available spot I see. Suddenly, a jeep comes speeding up behind me, and a deep voice shouts at me to move my damn car."Screw you. I don't see your name on that parking spot anywhere," I retort without even bothering to look at him, as I already know who the jerk is. I don't see what happens next. He forcefully grabs me by the waist, pulling me back into his body, and whispers in my ear, "Move your damn car, Dakoda, or we'll do to you right here, right now, what we did to you in the classroom yesterday. You don't want to be labeled as

DAKODA I'm gasping for air, unable to catch my breath, still feeling a tingling sensation all over my body. As I come down from the high, I keep my eyes closed, feeling lost until I sense the bed dip a few moments later. Opening my eyes, I see the boys silently getting dressed and leaving without a word, as if nothing happened.Right now, I can't help but feel like the biggest whore on the planet earth.I need someone to talk to about this, but the only person I want to confide in is unavailable. So, I decide to call my new best friend and share my experience with her."Whoa, chick, I think I just got really turned on," McKenzie exclaims."McKenzie, you're not helping.""Sorry, but I don't see the problem, Koda. So, you had sex with three guys. What's so wrong with that?""What's wrong is that they left without acknowledging what happened," I explain."Well, babe, did you expect them to stay and hold your hand?"Maybe I chose the wrong person to talk to about this. "No, I didn't expe

KOREY "Korey, just calm down. If she wants to have a good time, let her enjoy her night," Kasey shouts at me."Let her enjoy her night?" I growl. "She's out there getting drunk and fooling around with God knows who.""Well, buddy, if you're so concerned about our girl stepping out on us, then let's go to the party, have a good time, and keep an eye on her from a distance.""Good idea, Gage." So, we get dressed and head out to the party. Once we arrive, we grab some beers and search for our girl.When we find Dakoda and Mac, they're on the dance floor, completely lost in the moment, ignoring everyone else around them. "Man, she looks beautiful when she's carefree."We stand there, watching the two girls dance until that jealous Harlan pushes Dakoda, causing her to stumble into Mac and both of them falling. Dakoda tries to help Mac up, but she's too drunk and falls forward. I can't help but laugh at how adorable she looks right now. But then Harlan kicks her."Fuck!"Harlan attempts to

DAKODA The following afternoon, I find myself at Mac's house, working on school assignments, when she confronts me about the guys. "Spill the beans, sister!" Mac exclaims. “What do you want to know?" I inquire. “Don't be so vague," she retorts. I chuckle at her. "Okay, relax." “So, you know, we went to the beach and trained for a while. I tried to stay angry with them, but as we both know, it didn't last long with those three." “What happened after the beach?" Mac asks, grinning. “What do you think happened?" I ask her, winking."Oh, girl, you better spill the details," she says, playfully tickling me. “Okay, okay," I laugh, and I proceed to tell her about my encounters with each guy separately. “Damn girl, that's hot," Mac says, wiggling her eyebrows. I laugh so hard that tears stream down my face. “Well, I should head home and prepare for school tomorrow." “Okay, call me when you get home," Mac tells me. “Yes, mom," I reply. She playfully smacks my butt, and I burst in