Page 62 of Freshmeet
Carter frowned. “Oh. That’s good. I’m going to go grab a bite.”
I waved him off and stared across the fire at Meg hanging all over a laughing Jamie. After she made an ass of herself, she’d quickly moved to the younger brother.
Typical.
A few Betas stumbled out of the woods, Blake leading them, surprisingly inebriated.
What’s going on? She never drinks.
I stood and met them outside the glow of the fire. “What’s going on?”
“Nothing,” Blake mumbled, bumping into Jana. “Just had to use the bathroom.”
I glanced behind them, my bladder suddenly full. “Now that you mention it . . .”
“Want us to go with you?” Bree asked.
“Nah, I’ll be fine.”
“Okay. There were some BAEs up there when we left.”
I rolled my eyes, and they all laughed.
“Be nice.” Blake pointed at me, the tip of her finger hitting the end of my nose.
“I’m always nice.”
“Oh-kay,” Kelsey drawled, leading the other two hyenas away.
Smiling, I took the path up into the treeline. I hadn’t spent much time at Thousand Hills, so I took my phone out to light the way.
I followed the sound of laughter and came to a clearing with a small building. One light over the door provided a dim yellow glow for a few feet.
“I’m just saying I haven’t seen them in a while.”
The door opened, and Kat walked out, followed by Mona.
“Maybe they went home,” Mona said, adjusting her shorts. While all the other girls wore bikinis or cute outfits, Mona was rocking an athletic-style swimsuit and running shorts.
“Or maybe our pretty, pretty princess is getting in touch with nature,” Kat said, slapping her arm. “These fucking mosquitoes are out of control this summer.”
When they noticed me, I gave them a tight-lipped smile and tried to go around them without speaking.
The problem with Kirksville summer was that, because there were so few people, everyone who was left in town usually hung out together. Meaning enemies often had to call an uneasy truce until the fall semester started.
“You just missed your fearless leader,” Kat said, with a flat look on her face.
“I saw them,” I said, pushing past. There was no way I was going to let them keep yapping at me when my bladder was about to burst.
I peed and washed my hands undisturbed. Just outside, I checked my phone.
Carter Williams
Where’d you go? I made a s’more for you.
There was also a picture of him smiling and holding said s’more.
“Okay, he’s a mess, but that’s pretty cute.”
