Flawed Choices_A Bully Romance by J. L. Ostle

Author:J. L. Ostle [Ostle, J. L.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-10-02T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty

“Getting all that pent-up frustration out, are ya?” Elijah leans against my door frame.

“I’m not in the mood for you to make jokes. I am not in the mood for any of you.” My head is starting to hurt. I think I have a migraine coming on.

He scratches the back of his neck. “Listen, what happened down there. It all got out of hand. Kimberly was jealous. She feels like she’s getting pushed out. Lucas and Kimberly have always been close. He calls her Kimmy. Lucas, well, he doesn’t like being told what to do, hence why we vote for most things so it doesn’t make him feel that way. I think he is enjoying someone standing up to him and he doesn’t want to let that go.”

“Elijah, you do know how messed up all this is. I am forced to hang out with people I don’t really like. You all treat people like dirt. To make sure my only friend doesn’t get the brunt of it, I have to do this all because I poured water over a guy for grabbing me, caging me into a table full of strangers and treating me like a lapdog. I just want a quiet life. And I don’t like how I am when I’m with any of you three.” My voice sounds tired.

He nods and shrugs. “You don’t think we all know how fucked up this is? We always say to each other that this is ridiculous but with Lucas being the stubborn ass that he is, he won’t let go of what you did in front of the whole cafeteria. I’m not saying what Lucas did was right, but he heard that some girl upset his childhood friend. He was defending her honor. If you didn’t do what you did, yeah, this wouldn’t be happening right now, but it is. We are all just going through the motions. I also think because we’ve only got a few months left here, Lucas and Kimberly are sucking in as much power play as they can, as in the real world, they won’t get to again. Well, not any time soon anyway. They will have to follow other people’s rules.” He pauses. “Thanks, by the way, for saying you hate me.” He chuckles.

I laugh a little. “I don’t hate you when you’re being nice. You all have your moments when I see a side that I like. A side I wish didn’t exist. But because you’re in this group, it’s like you all have to act like assholes. That’s the parts I hate about you all.”

“I get it. We didn’t really like you when we first met you. Asking if we were basically going to rape you.”

I groan into my hands. “Yeah, that probably was a bit far. Sometimes my mouth has a mind of its own.” I look up and his eyes are on my mouth before he looks away. “My mouth gets away with me. If my walls go up, I talk in a way so no one will mess with me.

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