Chapter 19
Present
This night is not going swell. Bell, Troy, and Max continue to stare at my nose while the unnerving silence lingers.
Chapter 20Present"It feels like I've been sleeping forever," I rub my eyes and enter the room where everyone is sitting in. "What day is it?"
Chapter 21PresentI don't mind suffering but can it please be in silence...
Chapter 22PresentI ignore the scowl on the blonde's face. I mean, I just pushed her into quite a looker of a guy. If anything, she should be thanking me. I practically just set her
Chapter 23Present"What's wrong with him now?" I ask Bell with a sigh, my head still pounding after that party last night -- it was wild. Unsurprisingly, I'm hung-over. It's way too early in the day to deal with Troy and his disg
Chapter 24Present"Wow, you really did take like five hours," I complain, glancing at AJ sitting beside me in the passenger seat of my car. Granted, she does look good in the white
Chapter 25PresentOog takes to the stage and mimics the actual band, "Lady-men and gentlemen, this is Dung Number 5!"
Chapter 26Present"So, how long has it been now since you two have been officially dating?" Bell asks with a smug smile.
Chapter 27Present"Are you missing your girlfriend like how I miss Aqueela?" Lucy asks me -- clearly someone, Bell, has filled her on all the details of my life.
Bonus Chapter:Three years later..."Hurry up, Benjy, or you're
Chapter 34AJ blinks up at me, stunned. "Let's go outside," she suggests, closing the door behind us, making sure her dad doesn't follow. "Go ahead, explain yourself," she says, taking a seat on the front doorstep. "Because to be honest, I'm really at a loss here."
Chapter 33"You know, you're a lot fatter in person," the teen I've come to know as Adrien tells me thoughtfully while inspecting me from head to toe.
Chapter 32"Are you on your way back yet?" Bell asks me from her side of the phone line. "I really hope so. I'm scared Troy and Ramos influence you into doing something really stupid like--"
Chapter 31"I look like a fine oil painting right now," Troy says, lazing under the hot sun, shirtless. He grins and fixes his sunglasses, taking advantage of the great weather.
Chapter 30I stare at the pond while the ducks glide past, pondering over Sasha's statement from the other day. I'm trying to figure out why I can't talk about the past to AJ,well, why I can't talk about Bex to AJ. I sometimes think that I'm never going to let it go. I'm never going to get over her, no matter how much of a Kraken she is.
Chapter 29"I'm so glad you were able to fit us into your busy schedule, Benjy," my mom says with a big smile.I internally s
Chapter 28"I just can't wrap my head around it. How has she not had a boyfriend before?" Max asks me a second time."Why is that so unbelievable?" Bell asks him, suspicious
Chapter 27I ignore the sound of my phone receiving messages and continue to immerse myself in my studies -- I need to put some effort in every now and again. My dream, and my parent's dream, has always been that I become a lawyer.