Page 13 (1/2)
"Yeeeesss We were talking about it at the pool last night Everyone suspects it I guess he was busted by so totally bland not-hot-at-all kisses after a formal dance or whatever"
"Pffft Well … I can totally vouch for the fact that that is total bullcrap"
I sat up suddenly and grabbed Peter’s ar it hard "No!"
Peter just smiled shyly
"Oh My God You did not kiss Trip on the mouth That did not happen!" I nearly squealed for joy
Peter giggled "Well, of course it was on the irl do you take ed hi!" I jerked away to look at hiuy in the entire swamp?"
Peter pushed uy in the entire swa? That’s rude, you know I just spilled uts to you"
"I know It’s not funny Well, it kind of is, but only because I kno it’s torturing Trip, and he totally deserves to be tortured a little"
"Maybe a little," ad baby about it"
I calmed down "Well, of course he is He was probably raised to hate gay guys You can’t blareat word to use for Trip, actually"
"Poor guy," I said, play frowning
"Poor guy, aaether "Tell et a boyfriend, Bryn"
His words hitto shocked, as soon as he realized what he’d said "Oh, crap, Bryn I’ to say"
I waved him off "No Don’t worry about it I’h narrowed eyes "What are you doing, Bryn? I see so on your face I don’t like…"
"Pimples? I have a few, I know" I brushedto blow hiirl I’rabbed ht now"
"No," I said, pouting "It’s none of your business"
Peter’s mouth flopped open and closed "Huh? Wha…? You …?" He droppedit at a to tell me yours Or else!"
"Or else what?"
"Or else …" he narrowed his eyes at me "I will tattle on you To Kowi"
"You wouldn’t," I said ly
"Oh, yes I would So tell ht this instant"
"Do you have any idea how ht now?"
"Mother hens cluck, and I aood"
"Yeah, I know, right?" Peter was s despite his seriousness "Now, come on I’ve told you ue with my oords thrown in my face "Fine I’ll tell But you have to prohis lip and locking it
"Throay the key, too Don’t think I don’t know your ga a key over his shoulder
I thought about it for about two seconds before I told hi after Bodo And Winky’s co with me"
Chapter Three
PETER’S PROTESTS FELL ON DEAF ears No nored hi bees, and I fell asleep to the sound of his droning on and on about the danger involved and all the reasons I should just stay here in the swa my own business I woke up several hours later, alone
"Coo find the food" Buster did his excited happy-dance,he didn’t understand one bit
We wandered over to the eating area Fohi, Rob, and Yokci were the first people I saw, standing in the hut with souys The food hadn’t shown up yet They came over to talk as soon as they saw me
"Oh, man …," said Fohi, "… are you okay? I didn’t really see your leg before you left, but Paci said it was bad" He was staring at e
"It’s okay Not that deep No stitches or anything" I was looking around for Paci, but didn’t see hih, so I just focused on the guys standing around otta thank you for that I ht, she did," said Yokci, which was kind of surprising because I never considered hieneral clu made him feel nervous aroundthank you! Geez!" Fohi pushed Yokci, barelyhim, since he was nearly twice Fohi’s size
"Hands to yourself, twerp, or I’ll nored Yokci to look at ain "So anyway, thanks I’d a-been poked bad if it weren’t for you"
"Dude, you’d a-been Fohi-on-a-stick if it weren’t for her frigging ninja , Bryn One second I saw Fohi falling to his death, and the next you’re there like a hu hied "I have no idea I saw hi ninja," said Fohi, his voice full of adhed "I’m not a ninja, you idiot Just a dumbass who should have let you learn a painful lesson I know I learned