Exposed: Santa Catalina University by Crystal North

Author:Crystal North [North, Crystal]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: North River Publishing
Published: 2022-11-28T18:30:00+00:00

My eyes burn as I take off along the sand, back up the beach towards the boys’ house. I’m so stupid! Why did I do that? Things with Cove…and Bhodi…are so good; I really like him. Them. Gah! What on earth possessed me to kiss a virtual stranger like that? My fake therapist no less.

Fate, a voice in the back of my mind answers.

It can shut the hell up. Cove is amazing, Bhodi too, and I’m not about to throw that away on a moment of madness.

I’m just so confused.

A sob escapes me and I cover my mouth with my hand, running smack bang into something solid. Falling backwards, I expect the ground to hit me hard again, but I’m saved by strong arms catching my shoulders and keeping me upright.

“Whoa, what’s wrong, Malia?” Bhodi holds me carefully, like I might break if he lets me go.

“I…Reef…we…” A hiccup escapes me but thankfully no tears fall. I swipe at my eyes anyway to remove the temptation of them overfilling and spilling over.

Why am I so emotional right now? I swear I’ve been a mess since coming to SCU.

“Come on, little dot, spit it out. What did you and Reef do?”

“We kissed!” I grimace as my voice comes out way louder than I expected.

“So? What’s the problem?” Bhodi smirks, but it’s not unkind, more like amused by my reaction, I think. A glimmer of a memory floats through my mind and I desperately snatch at it, trying to view it more clearly.

“W-W-what? S-s-spit it out already!” he snaps. I cringe.

“Could I please borrow your notes from today?” My voice is barely above a whisper.

“What? Speak up. I c-c-can’t hear you!” he bellows. I repeat myself but no matter how hard I try, I can’t raise my voice.

I have to file that away to process later, but I can’t help but look at Bhodi in a slightly new light.

“Me and Cove… Me and you…are…we’re…dating, I guess? I don’t know. But it feels wrong.”

“Did it feel wrong when you were kissing Reef?”

I frown in confusion. Does it feel wrong? Did it? I liked it. I like him. Oh god.

“No. It felt good. Right.” Of that I’m sure. It was just after that everything became…muddled.

“What’s the problem then?”

“Cove. You. Didn’t you hear me?” I wring my hands together, mimicking the twisting sensation in my stomach. Why do I feel like this?

“Oh. Do you like him too?”

“What do you mean ‘too’? I don’t make a habit of kissing guys I don’t even like!”

“You kissed me, and you definitely didn’t like me back then,” he points out.

“Yeah, well, I don’t remember that!” I reply, flustered at the thought of kissing Bhodi before. I may not remember kissing him, but I’ve certainly enjoyed it since. I blush heavily.

“That’s convenient,” he scoffs.

“What?” I blink up at him in confusion. Why does he look mad all of a sudden?

“Bhodi—” comes Reef’s voice in a clear warning, making me jump.

Oh shit. I didn’t mean to run off on him like that, but I also don’t want to face him right now either.

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