17Hoping that Aeria was already asleep when I got back was only a pipe dream.
“So, how did it go? Did you confess your love?” She was practically bouncing on her bed.
My pants dropped to the ground as I reached for my sweatpants. “In your dreams. We decided to stay friends after I rejected him.”
Her face dropped instantly. “What? Why would you do that? Don’t you want to be in a relationship with him? Don’t let Erica win!”
Changing into my old pajama t-shirt, I climbed into bed. “It has nothing to do with Erica. I’m not into him anymore. It doesn’t matter anyway. I have too much to do between homework and discovering the evil plot within the school. That’s more than the average person has to deal with at nineteen. I’d rather not add the drama of a relationship into it.”
She rolled back
