Page 4 of Unfix Me

“It was nice to meet you,” I said quickly before brushing by him. Warm fingers circled my wrist, bringing me to a stop.

“We didn’t meet, really. You just assaulted me, then checked me out.”

My eyes widened. “I didn’t-”

“I’m kidding,” he laughed. “Damn, West, your new friend is skittish.”

“He’s from Colorado,” West replied as if that somehow explained something.

“You two know each other?” I asked. Looking back and forth between the two, I couldn’t decide who to be more intimidated by.

West shoved the other guy’s shoulder, earning a scowl. “We go way back. Went to high school together, played on the same team, and got ogled by the same scout. You could say Kai is both my oldest friend and greatest rival.”

“So dramatic,” Kai muttered, shaking his head. “What’s your name?”

I blinked, trying to remember if I knew the answer to that question. “Sen.”

“Sen. Interesting. Are you a sinner?”

His teasing tone made me relax slightly. “By day and by night. Can never give my parents hope, you know.”

He laughed, which brightened his eyes. “Well, good to meet you. When we see each other again, maybe don’t bust my balls so much, yeah?”

He put a hand over his crotch for emphasis. I smiled and gave him a nod.

“Definitely won’t do that.”

West and Kai gave each other a handshake that looked personal, then he headed down the hall. I watched until he turned the corner, only coming back to myself when West clapped me on the shoulder.

Pulling my key from my pocket, I stopped in front of my door. I paused when I realized it was the one directly next to Kai’s room. Maybe he could become another friend in this place. He seemed pretty interesting.

Chapter 2

Kai

God, my poor balls. I adjusted myself as I went down the stairs, not really caring if anybody watched me. I just received the full body weight of a man directly to my freaking sack. They could give me some space.

When it happened, I almost lost my shit. Anger was a pretty natural reaction to that sort of thing. I’d been prepared to punch the guy to teach him to move slower through the halls, but he looked so terrified and I didn’t want to traumatize him or make an enemy before classes even started. Since he was with West, I decided to give him the benefit of the doubt.

I was the type of person who enjoyed interacting with a variety of people. I wasn’t like West, who was overtly exuberant to the point of being annoying, but I liked hanging around others. On my terms, of course. From my brief interaction with Sen, I found myself curious about him. He seemed kind and since he’d made friends on the first day, I assumed he was social enough. For some reason, though, it felt like he didn’t like me.

Maybe I came across as rude. That happened sometimes. Apparently, I had a resting bitch face or something.

Didn’t matter. There were so many people in this damn school that one person’s opinion wasn’t important. Starting tomorrow, I was going to have plenty of things to keep me busy. Between classes and football, I’d be lucky if I had time to dawdle while I took a shit.

After I’d squeezed through the crowded halls, I exited the building. It was only a hundred feet to the courtyard, which I had a nice view of from my window. I enjoyed people watching. It was fun to guess where they were going or what they were thinking.

Someone stood from a bench and I hurried over to it. I kicked my legs up so that nobody could sit beside me, then pulled out my phone and dialed my mom.

“Kai,” she answered, taking on a scolding tone. “You were supposed to call an hour ago.

I smiled at the sound of her voice. “Sorry. It’s a zoo around here.”

“How is it with all the students coming in? How’s West?”

“It’s fine and he’s good. I ran into him a few minutes ago. Don’t worry. I’ll tell him you miss him.”

She snorted, then chuckled. “Keep him out of trouble. The last thing that boy needs is for his dad to find out he’s getting into things he shouldn’t.”

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