“I’m going to go to bed.” Drew pushed away from the table where he sat with his mother and Joel. The kitchen light was too bright, and it hurt his head. He’d explained everything that had happened after he’d won the title Lavender King. Even his mom didn’t have anything to say, and Drew was tired of the silence.
First from Gretchen, and now from his mother, and then the house. Everything felt too quiet with Dixie and Gretchen gone, with the house so empty without them. And he knew he wasn’t the only one missing them, which only added to his guilt.
He could not believe Yvonne had kissed him. Kissed him right in front of everyone, on top of that platform. He couldn’t believe he hadn’t seen it coming. She’d been texting him for a few months now, asked to meet him, and even after her apology
