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"Lincoln’s so shy, Piper I’ to do with you! He’s probably just still trying to figure out what happened," I offered, trying to console her I turned my attention to the mirror and huffed atfro all kinds of science experi!" Piper declared as the first bell rang We gathered our books and headed toward the door "He knew exactly as happening while it was… happening," she lowered her voice to a whisper on the other side of the bathroouy!"
Up ahead, Tristan and Seth stood aardly next to each other by et to thes in the entire city of Mead, possibly the entire state of Nebraska, even more possibly the complete universe… but it was hard to take theht of each other and held pissing contests like they were trapped in the third grade
"He’ll co my voice to meet her pitch "And if not, you didn’t really like hiht?"
"That’s not what I’ive her my full attention before we reached the boys "Then what are you worried about?"
"I just don’t want to be labeled a super slut for one mistake at one party…" she finished, and it was then that I saw the real fear in her eyes For as little as Piper cared about high school drama and the small town politics that sometimes surrounded us, she really did put pride her in reputation She had created an ie for herself and it was different than everyone else, but it was the ie she created, she had control over it
"The first person that even thinks you’re a super slut is going to have to deal with rowly voice
"Yeah, because you’re scary," she rolled her eyes, but I saw the light behind the as hu
Maybe it just wasn’t huh My future had seemed pretty bleak and undoable until Seth showed up Maybe every kind of species did better working together
"Who’s scary?" Tristan asked pullingHis arms went around me with decidedly less fervor than usual and I realized it actually felt kind of aith other people watching us
"Stella," Piper replied, nudging me in the arm with her elbow after I stepped away from Tristan "She’stoward Piper attentively
"Yeah, you know, like if I need to beat someone up? I’ll just send Stella to take care of the in Piper’s co to decide if she was serious or not and at the saure out how much I had told her
"Yeah, because Stella really looks like she’s hed, rolled his eyes and covered for the uncomfortable silence that had fallen from Seth
"Shut up!" I squealed and then punched Tristan in the ar and ere all officially late for class Piper and Seth turned toward class and fell into easy conversation, while Tristan and I followed behind them I looked over at Tristan ready to say hello properly when I noticed the faint shades of blue and black under his right eye
"What is that?" I de up to press on it I should have brushed at it nicely, played the attentive and concerned friend, but so about the evidence of Tristan in an actual altercation rier when I realized he kept it frohed, pushing my hand away "What was that for?"
"You should have toldshort of the door to governh ere already late
"And you should have told hts or whatever they’re called," he accused right back, his crystalline green eyes narrowing angrily at ain "How did you know?"
"This, right here," he lifted er down the side of my neck slowly "You didn’t have that before you left Friday night"
"Stella, Tristan," Mrs Trinker called from inside the classroom "You can finish your conversation later or in detention, you choose!"
Tristan traced the faint scar with his thu at me for athe truth froht noas concentrate on not concentrating on his thumb on my neck Mrs Trinker cleared her throat impatiently from inside the classrooaze
I cleared my throat and focused on Government, which was really difficult But if I had any chance of hts of the Darkness far away and forbidden thoughts of Tristan’s fingers on my skin even farther away…
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