“I snuck out last night.”
“What!” she says and slams on her brakes at the red light.
“Oh, my God, Paige. Pay attention.”
“Sorry. But what!” she exclaims and turns to me while we wait at the light.
“Kai picked me up,” I say with a big grin on my face.
“No way. What did you guys do?”
The light turns green, and she slowly steps on the pedal.Not fast enough, because the group of guys behind us honks at us.
“We went to the park by my house and hung out.”
“That’s all?”
I look at her, puzzled.
“Did you finally sleep with him?”
“Jesus, Paige. Just because you sleep around doesn’t mean I am.” I nudge her side.
“You bitch. You make it sound like I’m a hoe. I’ve only slept with one guy.”
After parking at our school, we hear, “Drive faster next time.” It’s the same group of guys that honked at us earlier. We both roll our eyes as they walk away from us, laughing. What assholes.
“Did you at least kiss?”
“Obviously.”
She squeals. “Finally.”
I shake my head, not understanding why she’s so excited for me. I know friends get excited for one another with these kinds of things, but now it’s just weird.
“What?” she says, eyeing me.
“Nothing.”
My ears fill up with all the noise and chatter from everyone inside the school. This day is going to drag. I can already feel it.
“I thought you would have lost your virginity by now.”
“Can you say that any louder?” I mumble. The beating in my head is starting with the lack of sleep.
“No one heard.”
“Maybe I’m waiting for the right person.”
“I thought I lost it to the right person, but now look at us.”
That’s exactly why I’ve been waiting. Paige was so down on herself when she and Jace broke up. I guess she believed him when he said they would be high school sweethearts. Now weknow he only told her to get into her pants. I’m definitely not looking for a Jace. I’m not losing my virginity until I find someone who will stay.
I collapseon my bed after a long day of school. I’ve been dying for a nap all day. Every period, I struggled to keep my eyes open. Until I actually fell asleep after lunch. The teacher wasn’t so happy about that.
The day dragged on longer than any other day. I feel even worse for Kai. He has to go to work after his classes. At least I can take a nap.
I’m awakened from my sleep when Brynlee taps my shoulder. “What?”
