Page 39 of Snake

Goddamn it. I was really hoping she wasn’t as pissed at me as she was with Knox and Silas. I don’t like this feeling of defeat. Of rejection. But there’s determination in her eyes, and I know for a fact that I’ll just make things worse if I try to touch her again.

Pity I’ve never been great with words, else I could have persuaded her to come around. I know how to make her feel good, though. But if she won’t let me touch her...

“Then this is goodbye, baby girl,” I tell her softly, turning sideways so I don’t brush her as I exit the empty classroom. “Don’t let anyone steal your sunshine, hear me?”

God knows why my throat closes, but I turn my back and I thump down the hallway, and I don’t look back.

It’s for the best.

It would never have worked, anyway. A girl like her, and a guy like me. Plus, I’d always feel guilty being with her around Knox and Silas. Knowing I had what they wanted, but could never get.

There’s a crawling sensation between my shoulder blades, my body tense with anticipation as I wait for her to call my name.

But she doesn’t.

Goddamn it…she doesn’t.

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