“Lex, Roger is dangerous. He would have pulled a knife on my dad and me if your dad hadn’t shown up and stopped him.” I watched as a tear fell down her cheek. I got up out of my spot and crawled over to her. I wiped her tears away as I pulled her to me. I held her as she broke down in my arms, and
#Chapter275Fall carnivalLexThe carnival came to town, and Ma and Dad set up an area to sell items from the bakery. We helped, but I wanted to talk to Lyric. What Piper told me had unnerved me.Once we finished, I got Lyric alone. I didn’t want to worry the others.“Lex, what’s going on?” Lyric as
I went up to my room. As I passed Lakin’s bedroom, I could hear noises. Wait a minute. What was she doing at home? As a good brother, I should find out.I opened the door and got more than I bargained for from Lakin.“Lex! What the hell? Get out!” Lakin said. A shoe came flying at me. I closed the
#Chapter276Dilemmas and advicePiperAfter the night in my kitchen with Sherry, I steered clear of the Grays for a bit. I didn’t even know what to do. If I don’t tell them and they find out, this situation would be bad. If I tell them and Sherry talks to Roger, it’s terrible. Either way, I’m screwe
#Chapter277Don’t get mad; get evenLexWith everything set up, we let the boys take the lead. Kain and Kaiden were more than happy to do so.The six of us hung at the lockers, waiting until the right moment. Kaiden, Kain, Beau, and Brody took their spots as the hall filled with students.We stood t
“Daniel?”“Sorry,” Daniel said as he grabbed his books. I grabbed my books. Daniel walked away when I stopped him. “Are you okay?”He turned to me, and I saw his tear-streak cheeks. “Yeah, sorry.” He wiped his face.“Why are you, sorry?”“Guys aren’t supposed to cry, you know?” “Says who? Lex crie
#Chapter278Are you freaking kidding me?LexAfter what happened with Sherry, things had gotten better between Piper and me. Well, sort of. Let me explain.We started hanging out more and getting closer. Every time it seemed like we would kiss, someone would ruin it. I finally got tired of it and we
He dropped as Roger stood there, holding a baseball bat. “Lex? Can you hear me?” I tried to get him awake. Roger patted his hand with the bat. “I knew something was going on with you two, you lying bitch!”I looked at him.“Batter’s up,” he said, taking a swing only to get dropped himself.“Douche