Chapter 21Loving YouFinn“You don’t need to walk me home. Go back to your party.” Her eyes looked straight ahead.
“I don’t want to,” I admitted. My stomach went queasy when I thought about telling her how I felt. Wait, what was that exactly? I wasn’t sure. I settled into her fast pace.
Her eyes zipped over to me. “Were you even going to tell me about your date?”
A warmth settled on my face. “C’mon, Si. There ain’t nothin’ to tell.”
We both stopped walking. Her voice was soft and cool, but an undercurrent of hostility radiated from each word. “It doesn’t matter. I couldn’t care less—I’m not your girlfriend. Why should I care?”
I wasn’t sure what to say. I had kissed Silence a few times in the woods before Tommy joined the group. I made sure to kiss Annie, too, so Silence wouldn’t get th
