Semua Bab Lick It Better!: Bab 1 - Bab 4

“Call me!”Mum emphasises as she plants a big kiss on my cheek, the kind that ruins caked foundation.“Mum, I told you, you can't kiss him like that, not unless you want to look like you’re from doing coke.”Bailey, my sister, comments casually without looking up from her phone and on cue, a long sigh leaves Mum’s lips as soon as she catches a glimpse of herself in the bathroom mirror through the open door.“Why do I look like this? I have to see Mr Mendoza today.”“I thought he was just a friend?”I ask as I move away from her. When she gets shy, she gets…physical.“I like to dress up for my friends.”“Wow, spoken like a liar.”The catty words leave my lips before I can stop them, and as soon as they are out, pain spreads across my back as she slaps the flesh repeatedly, causing me to wince.“Ah! I'm sorry! God!”But no matter how hard I shout in apology, the slaps keep coming. My only option is… nostalgia“But seriously, Mum, will you be okay with me joining the dorms this year?”At

NOEL"So then what?"Reign asks, quirking his brow."So ‘then what’ what? The ‘Reign Alister’ is listening to my complaints?”I retort as I keep my eyes on our surroundings. We are in the quad, walking to the fashion department, and because my now-viral post has mixed reviews, I need to watch where I walk.Why the hell does homophobia come in popular packages?The first sign that I screwed up was the girl who threw smelly cheese on my coat as soon as I left the dorm area—I had to change to my cheap outfit. All my outfits are thrifted and cheap, so I guess the correct term is ‘cheaper’ outfit.“Talk to me, Noel; what happened after?”Huh, it's unlike Reign to listen to what I have to say if I have no intention of taking my clothes off in the next few seconds.“We lived happily ever after. What do you think happened? I told him the queer community has my back, basically bluffed through it, but I mean, if I post