“Oh,” I muttered unintelligibly, at a loss for words. What was I supposed to tell him? I glanced at Reiner but he was already retreating with one of the other girls I took pictures with. But he was clearly flirting with those other athletes! Athletes who had a better future than me. Reiner should have forgotten about me, right? “You know, don’t you?” Mr Ryker smirked at me, catching my side glances and expression. “Oh- pfft” I stupidly said, my cheeks heating in embarrassment. A cat had certainly eaten up my tongue. “Certainly not. We’re not together- I mean I didn’t know. See,” I sighed, realizing I sounded like a complete i.diot. When it came to boys I was unfortunately a bad liar. I just had to confess what I knew. “I knew. But I’m...not single. So we’re all friends now. Jus

