Page 121 of Landon & Shay: Part One

“Move on and fuck off,” I muttered.

“Landon, what the hell was that?” Raine asked, walking over to me stunned. “Why the heck would you do that to Shay?”

“I’m not in the mood to talk, Raine,” I mumbled, turning away from her. She grabbed my arm and pulled me toward her.

“No. Landon. I don’t understand…what you and Shay have…it’s real. It’s the realest thing I’ve seen since Hank and myself, so I don’t understand why you’re pushing her away.”

“Drop it, Raine.”

“I won’t. You’re both my friends, and I don’t—”

“Raine, for once in your goddamn life, can you go ahead and mind your own business?” I snapped at her. She took a few steps backward, stunned by the stinging of my words.

She shook her head. “This isn’t you, Landon. I don’t know what’s going on, but this isn’t the real you. But for now, I’m going to go check on Shay.”

“Raine?”

“Yeah?”

“Make sure she’s okay?” I asked, my voice cracking as the words left my lips.

She frowned. “I will. Then, I’m coming back to check on you to make sure you’re okay, too, Land. Shay’s not the only friend I have in this situation. Even though you’re an asshole, I still love your dumb ass.”

She hurried off to track down Shay, and I was happy to know someone was looking after her. A hand landed on my shoulder, and I turned around to see Greyson standing there.

He raised an eyebrow. “You okay?”

“Not really.”

“You want all of these people out of your house?”

“Yup.”

He nodded once and set off to handle it.

It wasn’t long before everyone left my place. Greyson was good at kicking people out. I had to thank him for that later. As I stepped into my bedroom, there were four people sitting there, staring my way.

The Fantastic Four (+Raine).

“What are you guys doing here?” I asked.

“When you said to get rid of everyone, we knew you didn’t mean the cool people,” Hank commented.

I scratched the back of my neck. “Listen, I kind of want to be alone tonight.”

“We know.” Eric nodded, patting a spot next to him on the bed. “That’s why we’re not leaving. We’re your friends, Landon, and we can tell when heavy shit is going on in your head. So, even if you want to be alone tonight, you’re not allowed to be alone. Because you’re not alone.”

I sighed. “I don’t deserve you guys.”

“I know.” Raine walked over and nudged me in the arm. “Now shut up and let me beat you atMario Kart.” She grabbed a controller and handed it over to me.

I took it from her hands. “Hey, Raine? How is she?”

She grew somber. “Heartbroken. Confused. Devastated. How are you?”

Heartbroken.

Confused.

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