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Krit didn’t say good-bye to ht have caused a scene if he had I tried to block out the laughter behindI could hear the dreadlocks guy saying so if he was talking to Krit They misunderstood the situation I didn’t want to hear Krit correct the

Couldn’t they look at me and tell I wasn’t Krit’s type? He was co over at Linc, I realized he was too Yet there he sat

"I didn’t realize you were so tight with the lead singer of Jackdown," Linc said, then took a slow sip of his soda while studying ed "He lives above me and when I first moved in, we did talk a lot and stuff, but then he just kind of stopped co by I haven’t even seen hi to tell hiether, the ones that had stopped with no explanation

"He’s bad news, Blythe I don’t know hi around the southeast Krit iswell, for lack of a better word, he’s a male whore," he said quietly, so the table beside us wouldn’t hear hiirls "I knohat Krit is like We were just friendly Nothing reelad you realize that"

The ache inLinc confirht back to his place was painful Knowing it and hearing it fros

I wasn’t in the mood to stay I wantedone o home now," I told Linc

He looked relieved, which only made me feel worse Our date had started out nice, but it hadn’t ended well I wasn’t the only one ready to escape it

"Of course," he said standing up "Let’s go"

KRIT

"I like her," Trisha announced as I watched Blythe walk aith that guy "She’s gorgeous and really sweet"

"Linc’s a really nice guy He was always friends with everyone in high school I can’t think of one person who didn’t like him," Aainst my ar off the unwanted feuy?" I asked I didn’t want to let this bunch know I gave a shit that Blythe was on a date They would all misunderstand and harass me about it endlessly

Aht Guy’s nice," Preston said "He always did that Christian teens group thingy in the ious kids He even stopped one night when Marcus and I had a flat tire I didn’t have a spare or some shit like that, and Marcus wouldn’t call his dad because I was so ha I wanted to hear Preston Drake liking souy probably was fking perfect for Blythe

Shit

"Do you like her?" Trisha asked me My sister wasn’t one to beat around the bush She was a straight talker I just wish she’d chosen to asked "She’s not uy she’s with is worthy of her" I took a swig of et back Fifteen e on ti just that as I walked to the door leading to the stage

I ignored the girls trying to get et the hell away fro care that Blythe was on a date She wasn’t soile The more tiile she was I wasn’t good with fragile I broke shit I’d never forgive myself if I broke her That would likely destroy me

But could I just cut her out of my life? I’d h Really laugh And damn, I s her find herself and her independence It made the darkness that seemed to live in my chest ease up

Blythe made me feel whole inside I’d never felt whole There was always this e to fill that dark ache inside, but nothing had ever worked Until Blythe sh the door and slappedtoofriend That’s it Try it You rinned at e Green had been the only person in my life to really know me He knew my dark places and he knehy they were there Not evenI couldn’t tell her; she’d bla me But Green knew He’d seen it

Should have known I couldn’t hide my battle with Blythe froht? Could she be my friend? Jess had been my friend Sure, I’d wanted in her pants most of the time, but in reality she had been my friend She’d accepted the dark side of hest people I knew Hurting her was impossible At least for me I knew I’d never break her

Blythe wasn’t Jess She was so innocent andhell, she was precious I closedbadass points for that thought Who the hell thought a girl was precious? Not fking Krit Corbin

"Think about it later, dipshit! We got a crowd to please," Green yelled at hts of Blythe to the back ofht I wanted Blythe, she’d bust her ass to get into my business I lovedin her head

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