Paranoia by J. R. Johansson

Author:J. R. Johansson [Johansson, J. R.]
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Tags: Romance, Fantasy, Paranormal & Supernatural, Young Adult, Suspense & Thriller
ISBN: 9780738740188
Google: nkkenwEACAAJ
Amazon: 0738740187
Barnesnoble: 0738740187
Goodreads: 18579803
Publisher: Flux
Published: 2014-06-01T04:00:00+00:00

seventeen

We sat on a low garden wall behind Finn’s house, across from the basketball hoop. He’d agreed to listen, but he wouldn’t look at me and the muscle in his jaw kept twitching. His shirt of the day read, You’ll Regret Reading This Shirt When the Sketch Artist Asks You to Describe My Face.

I really wasn’t sure where to begin, but I figured the best option would be to start with the secret I’d been hiding the longest. That way it would be harder to chicken out.

“I like Addie.” I forced the words out as quick and straightforward as I could. “I don’t know how much of our conversation you heard yesterday, but I’m guessing at least that much.”

Finn didn’t look up, but he picked the basketball up from between his feet.

“We’ve … liked each other for a while, but I didn’t tell you because I didn’t want to make you angry after all your bro-code talk.”

Finn laughed, cold as ice, and shook his head. “You should’ve just told me when it started.”

“I know. I’m sorry.”

“I’m not the one you should be saying you’re sorry to.” His fingers tightened on the ball until I thought it might pop.

“I’ll be doing that next.” I couldn’t get a feel for how this conversation was going. Finn almost seemed to be getting angrier. “You should know that I’d never intentionally hurt Addie.”

“Well, intentionally or not, you sure have been hurting a lot of people lately.” Finn stood up and threw the ball up so hard the backboard vibrated loudly for what felt like minutes.

“I get why Addie is mad at me, and I really deserve it.” Standing up, I stretched, then walked around Finn and looked him in the eye. “But why are you? You’ve seemed mad since you got back.”

“Because I’m tired of watching you hurt people I care about. What were you thinking, Parker? That you could just toy with them both and it would be fine?” Finn’s fist kept clenching and unclenching at his side. If he didn’t have superhuman levels of restraint, I was pretty sure he would have punched me already.

“Wait, toy with who?”

Finn scoffed. “Oh that’s right, you haven’t confessed to that part of it yet. Are you going to or do you just want

to keep the secrets that are convenient for you?”

I shook my head. “I don’t know what you’re talking about.”

“The fact that you’ve been messing around with Mia and Addie at the same time. It was bad enough knowing you were making out with my sister every time I turned my back, but then I found out you had something going with Mia, too. It’s just too much, man.”

“Whoa, what? I don’t understand … ” My mind whirled trying to keep up with everything he’d said. I took a step forward, but when I put my hand on his shoulder, Finn jerked back and shoved my arm away. I looked him straight in the eye and spoke slowly, emphasizing every word. “Listen to me—I have never had anything going on with Mia.

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