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me. “He’s gonna make it hard on you. He wants you to fail. He’s taken to selecting your challenges personally, and I can guarantee they aren’t gonna be easy.”
My spine stiffened and my jaw hardened with resolve. “Bring it.”
Trent nodded. “Figured you say that.”
“You know I can’t run,” I said. I wasn’t built that way.
“Yeah, I know. You made a name for yourself freshman year. No one does that. Zach knows it too. He wants to knock you down a couple pegs.”
“Thanks for the heads-up, man.” I held out my fist and he pounded his to mine.
“I’ll help you as much as I can…” His voice trailed away.
“Don’t get yourself on Zach’s bad side. I got this.”
“Yo, Barnes!” Trent hollered, and the team running back turned from the keg and looked our way. “Pour me one!”
Trent looked back at me before walking away. “I’ve never seen a guy get off so easy for kissing another dude like that.”
I grinned and held up the SOLO cup. “Don’t ya know? Too much beer always brings out the brotherly love.”
Trent laughed. “Nice play,” he commented and then went to get his beer.
Braeden was still getting hot and heavy with the dark-headed girl, so I went back to the crowd to party.
I wondered what else Zach was gonna pull on me during rush. What he didn’t know was I might smile and charm everyone, but I didn’t get my rep by being pushed around. I didn’t back down. Not ever.
And I sure as hell wasn’t about to start now.
Chapter Nine
Rimmel
I was dead asleep when my phone rang. It cut into my bliss like a chainsaw through a Christmas tree farm. I didn’t bother to lift my head; instead, I flung out my arm and moved my hand around until it landed on the cell.
“Hello?” I said drowsily into the line.
I got another loud ring as response.
I winced and pulled it away from my ear and looked at the screen, making sure to hit the answer button this time.
“Yeah?” I said and collapsed back onto my pillow.
“Rimmel?” A familiar voice cut into my half sleep. It was Ivy.
“Please tell me you aren’t drunk.” I groaned.
She giggled, and I rolled my eyes. “Would you mind coming to get us? Our ride is passed out beneath a tree.”
I should tell her to walk back to the dorm. Maybe next time she’d think twice about getting so drunk. I glanced at the clock on the table near the bed. It was after two a.m. “Fine,” I muttered and threw off the covers.
Chilly night air brushed against my legs and I shivered. “You owe me,” I muttered.
“See you in a few!” she slurred, and then the line went dead.
I pulled on a pair of sweats, the first pair my hand closed around in the drawer. They were too long and too big, but I didn’t bother changing. I just tied the drawstring a little tighter. I rummaged around and found a hoodie and pulled it over the tank top I’d gone to bed in. Once I jammed my feet in some shoes, I fished around Ivy’s desk for her car keys.
I didn’t have a car, just my scooter, and I didn’t think Ivy would appreciate being picked up on it. This wasn’t the first time I’d had to go retrieve her from a party. She didn’t call very often, but when she did, I always went and got her. We weren’t exactly friends, but she was the closest thing I had to one. Besides, I couldn’t let her wander around out in the dark, drunk. If something happened to her, I’d never forgive myself for not going.
Her Corolla was parked outside the dorm, and I climbed in and pulled out of the lot. I knew where to go. Even though I’d never been to one of the bonfire’s, I’d picked Ivy up there before.
It was only like a five minute drive and then the car dipped onto the dirt road that led to the field. I could hear the loud music and the rumble of the people. I wondered if Romeo was there.
Of course he is. He practically is the party.
Behind my glasses my eyes watered from sleep, and I blinked to clear my vision. Once the cars came into view, I
My spine stiffened and my jaw hardened with resolve. “Bring it.”
Trent nodded. “Figured you say that.”
“You know I can’t run,” I said. I wasn’t built that way.
“Yeah, I know. You made a name for yourself freshman year. No one does that. Zach knows it too. He wants to knock you down a couple pegs.”
“Thanks for the heads-up, man.” I held out my fist and he pounded his to mine.
“I’ll help you as much as I can…” His voice trailed away.
“Don’t get yourself on Zach’s bad side. I got this.”
“Yo, Barnes!” Trent hollered, and the team running back turned from the keg and looked our way. “Pour me one!”
Trent looked back at me before walking away. “I’ve never seen a guy get off so easy for kissing another dude like that.”
I grinned and held up the SOLO cup. “Don’t ya know? Too much beer always brings out the brotherly love.”
Trent laughed. “Nice play,” he commented and then went to get his beer.
Braeden was still getting hot and heavy with the dark-headed girl, so I went back to the crowd to party.
I wondered what else Zach was gonna pull on me during rush. What he didn’t know was I might smile and charm everyone, but I didn’t get my rep by being pushed around. I didn’t back down. Not ever.
And I sure as hell wasn’t about to start now.
Chapter Nine
Rimmel
I was dead asleep when my phone rang. It cut into my bliss like a chainsaw through a Christmas tree farm. I didn’t bother to lift my head; instead, I flung out my arm and moved my hand around until it landed on the cell.
“Hello?” I said drowsily into the line.
I got another loud ring as response.
I winced and pulled it away from my ear and looked at the screen, making sure to hit the answer button this time.
“Yeah?” I said and collapsed back onto my pillow.
“Rimmel?” A familiar voice cut into my half sleep. It was Ivy.
“Please tell me you aren’t drunk.” I groaned.
She giggled, and I rolled my eyes. “Would you mind coming to get us? Our ride is passed out beneath a tree.”
I should tell her to walk back to the dorm. Maybe next time she’d think twice about getting so drunk. I glanced at the clock on the table near the bed. It was after two a.m. “Fine,” I muttered and threw off the covers.
Chilly night air brushed against my legs and I shivered. “You owe me,” I muttered.
“See you in a few!” she slurred, and then the line went dead.
I pulled on a pair of sweats, the first pair my hand closed around in the drawer. They were too long and too big, but I didn’t bother changing. I just tied the drawstring a little tighter. I rummaged around and found a hoodie and pulled it over the tank top I’d gone to bed in. Once I jammed my feet in some shoes, I fished around Ivy’s desk for her car keys.
I didn’t have a car, just my scooter, and I didn’t think Ivy would appreciate being picked up on it. This wasn’t the first time I’d had to go retrieve her from a party. She didn’t call very often, but when she did, I always went and got her. We weren’t exactly friends, but she was the closest thing I had to one. Besides, I couldn’t let her wander around out in the dark, drunk. If something happened to her, I’d never forgive myself for not going.
Her Corolla was parked outside the dorm, and I climbed in and pulled out of the lot. I knew where to go. Even though I’d never been to one of the bonfire’s, I’d picked Ivy up there before.
It was only like a five minute drive and then the car dipped onto the dirt road that led to the field. I could hear the loud music and the rumble of the people. I wondered if Romeo was there.
Of course he is. He practically is the party.
Behind my glasses my eyes watered from sleep, and I blinked to clear my vision. Once the cars came into view, I
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