Historically Inaccurate by Shay Bravo

Author:Shay Bravo
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Wattpad Books
Published: 2020-11-15T00:00:00+00:00

The library is mostly empty on Sundays. It usually does not become hectic until it is time for midterms or finals. Karim and I do a round of rock paper scissors for who gets to pull the books for the hold list and he ends up losing. I spend most of my shift helping students with questions or fixing their printing-credit problems.

Miranda comes over once or twice to check on my work. By check I mean she tells me about her day and what she is planning on having for dinner: candied-bacon cauliflower mac and cheese.

“The cauliflower cancels out the unhealthiness of the bacon,” she assures me, and really there’s no arguing with that mindset, and even I start to believe it by the end of the conversation.

While the library closes at five on Sundays, my shift ends at one o’clock. The doors of the elevator open to the main lobby area, and I can taste freedom in the air. As I quickly wave at Lucy in circulation, I see Carlos strutting into the area like he secretly owns the place. Dark hair slicked back, bright-green eyes under bushy eyebrows, he smiles at me.

“Ready to go?”

I give him a side-eye. “Where are we going?”

Carlos takes my backpack from my hand and puts it over his shoulder so that he can drape his right arm around my neck.

“Diane messaged me. Something about you meeting her girlfriend and needing a date or else you’ll feel like the third wheel—again.”

Wincing, I close my eyes. I had completely forgotten I agreed to do that, like, a week ago. It’s not the first time—there is a reason Diane and Carlos have each other’s numbers. Whenever I go MIA or do not show up in class one or the other usually knows where I’ve gone sulking to.

“Oh right.” I look through my phone and sure enough there is a missed call from Diane. “Friend of the year, aren’t I?’

“You’re all right. I’m sure she doesn’t mind.” He lets his sunglasses fall over his nose as we step out into the sunny day.

“As long as she doesn’t tell Natalie you’re my boyfriend.” I laugh.

“She wouldn’t. Maybe friend with benefits.”

“Oh God, no.”

He snickers and tugs on the back of my braid. I push him away then pretend to take a swing at him as he flips me off. Carlos reaches over and grabs my arm, directing us to the sidewalk.

“Come on, Solecito, we’re going to be late.”

After Tyler broke up with me in late February last year, I had no prom date. There were no hard feelings about it, but I had already gotten the tickets, so Carlos and I decided to go together. It worked fantastically since I didn’t want to be approached by anyone else, being fresh out of a relationship, and Carlos got to be eye candy for anyone who decided to look for him.

“Nothing gets someone going like someone you can’t have,” he’d said, grabbing a small plate of appetizers being passed around.

“That’s kind of dumb, but sure if you say so,” I’d replied.

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