Jealousy by Jessica Burkhart

Author:Jessica Burkhart
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Aladdin

MAYBE WE SHOULD MICROCHIP TAYLOR

“DO YOU THINK WE’RE GOING TO SEE HIM?” I asked Khloe. My roomie and I stood in the hallway of Hawthorne early Monday morning.

Khloe locked our dorm room door and tossed the keys into her bag. “Probably. But remember, I promised to step in and try to help Taylor if I can, if he’s lost or whatever. That will keep things at minimum weirdness between you and Drew. And right now minimum weirdness would be the maximum awesomeness.”

“Did I mention that I have the best roommate?” I slung an arm across her shoulders as we started to the Hawthorne exit door. “I’m so nervous. Ridiculously nervous. I know that Drew’s not going to be like, ‘I saw you talking to Taylor outside the science building. See ya.’ But this whole thing is just weird!”

Khloe nodded, flipping her fishtail braid over her shoulder. She’d teased her hair near the crown and had slipped on the skinniest of black headbands. I’d convinced her to secure the braid with a black leather tie. The look was très chic.

“It’s going to be strange for a while. It just is,” Khloe said. She stopped short of opening the door. “Main goal is that you try to stay focused on two things: One is that you and Drew are together, and keeping your relationship moving forward is most important. And two, you and Taylor are friends. Juuust friends. It doesn’t mean you can’t talk to him and hang out, but just think about how you’d feel if Drew suddenly started hanging with one of his exes-turned-friends.”

I wiped sweaty palms on the black pants I’d paired with black-and-white oxfords. The shoes were my new obsession. I’d added an ivory cashmere-blend sweater to complete the look.

“You’re right. Definitely will keep that in mind.” I took a deep breath.

“Ready?” Khloe put her hand on the door handle.

“Let’s go.”

I shivered when we stepped outside. The November air stung my face and hands. Khloe and I huddled together against the cold.

“At least Mr. Davidson’s class isn’t too far away,” she said through chattering teeth.

“Or maybe we should have checked the weather this morning and worn coats like everyone else.”

I tipped my chin ahead of us at the rainbowlike coats that dotted campus. Puffy coats. Wool peacoats. Long coats. Vests. It really looked as though everyone but us had checked their weather app this morning.

As we neared the English building, I had a sense of Yes! Made it without seeing Tay. It wasn’t that I didn’t want to see Taylor, but I also wanted to be considerate of Drew’s feelings.

I walked into Mr. Davidson’s class and took my usual seat. I opened my notebook, going to my pages of notes. My academic planner had Study for Caged Bird midterm! written on every other day’s space.

Khloe sat at the desk next to me and waved at Clare when she walked into the room.

“Hey, hey,” Clare said. Her red hair was in a half updo, and long curls cascaded down her back.

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