“B.”
My body jolts at the sound of my name. I look over my shoulder and see Kai standing in the shadows in front of the doors.
We draw each other into our arms. I dig my head into his neck, feeling the warmth and comfort I get every time we’re together.
Am I crazy for falling for someone so fast? I’ve heardpeople say,When you know, you know. Is this what people mean?
“I’ve been texting you all night and morning. Is everything okay?”
I tilt my head, looking up at him. “My mom took my phone away from me.”
He takes my cheeks in his hands and places a kiss on my forehead.
“This is going to make it so much harder for us to see each other,” I say.
“We’ll find a way. It will be alright.”
We let go of each other, Kai grabs my hand as we walk to class. No one is in the halls. Not even Mrs. Chatley. Thank God.
“Let me guess, you didn’t get in trouble at all?” I ask.
With his lips pressed firmly together, he shakes his head.
“You’re so lucky.”
“Hey, we talked about this. Sometimes I don’t feel so lucky.”
“I know,” I murmur. “Can we have lunch together?” We stop just before we get to my class.
He leans against the wall, staring at me. “I can’t today. I have to go to work.”
“I thought you had some time after your classes to be at work. How did we go to lunch that one day?”
“I was late to work that day. Since I only work half a day, my uncle wants me there right after my last period.”
My heart sinks even more, knowing he gave up that time to be with me. “What about after work?”
He shrugs his shoulders. “I can try. But Kevin always has the car. He takes night classes and doesn’t get home until about ten.”
With pouting lips, I slump my shoulders and groan. “I can’t anyway. I just remembered I’m grounded.”
“We’ll figure something out, I promise,” he says and kisses me on the lips. “We both need to get to class.”
We release our hands and go our separate ways.
“Nice of you to join us, Miss Leigh.”
I give the teacher a small wave. The closer I get to Paige, the bigger her eyes get.
“I haven’t heard from you in like a day! What the hell,” she whispers.
It hasn’t been a whole day, but I guess when you’re this close to your best friend, it can feel that way. “My mom took away my phone.”
She frowns and whispers, “Tell me everything.”
“At lunch.”
Paige drove me home,and since my mom gave me forty-five minutes, Paige and I hung outside in her car before my jail sentence commenced.
