I opened my locker the minute I got to school, looking for my last pencil. It certainly wasn’t in my backpack…
“So what? Now you’re dating my brother?”
I sighed, thinking of how Benjamin clearly stated not to say anything, to keep up the rude in order to get me officially instated. “Listen, I’m sorry… but I really like him. And he likes me.”
Nico’s face was obviously annoyed. I couldn’t help but feel guilty. “He’s just using you, Kim. That’s what he does, he uses people for their bodies.”
I huffed, “That’s not true, Nico. He told me that… I’m the one person that’s like his equal. That he can talk to, and relate to a little...”
I trailed off, thinking about how I knew Nico was a little right. There were a lot of problems with this thing between me and Gabriel, even if its not real. I w
