DALA
Who knew bribery would bring out some decency in him? In no time did we settled in the car. Arya and I occupied the backseat.
She wouldn’t stop humming a happy tune while anxiety gripped me like a vice, unwilling to let go. I had never been to a party like this one before. The school was barely welcoming, not to mention a party with little to no supervision.
“Who’s genius idea was it to sneak out?” Vander asked, igniting the engine.
The promise of that bike really did make him chatty. I wasn’t being judgmental— or maybe I was, but his sudden interest in whatever this was was questionable.
“Joint effort,” Arya responded, flashing me a mischievous smile that my lips was too stiff to respond. She looked and acted more childlike today, and I liked it for her.
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