Callum knew he shouldn’t feel the way he did. Gadon was his friend. Gadon didn’t have any family, not even a father who was trying to kill him. It was good that people liked Gadon. It meant that Chaos got to stay at the party and that someone would probably lend Callum thirty dollars without much fuss.
When Gadon grinned at Callum, his whole face lighting up, Callum forced himself to smile back.
“Why don’t you find your friend some party clothes?” Gabi’s mother said, with an amused nod at Callum. “And, Stebbins, do go pay for the taxi he came in. It’s been idling by the gate for ages now.” She smiled at Callum. He wasn’t sure what to make of her. She seemed friendly and warm, but Callum thought there was something about her friendliness that wasn’t quite real. “But hurry back. The glamou
