That Witch! by Zoe Lynne

Author:Zoe Lynne [Lynne, Zoe]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press LLC

Chapter 19

AS THEY headed through the crowds of happy, oblivious mall loiterers, Cassidy kept her hand locked around Brynn’s. Not that Brynn minded. She actually liked the fact Cassidy accepted her enough to be seen in public with her. Maybe Brynn sounded desperate, but she didn’t care. She’d always wondered what life with the in-crowd would be like and with Cassidy by her side, maybe one day she would find out… if Laura didn’t ruin it for her first.

Sighing, she looked at the people passing by them—the happy families, the husbands and wives, the girlfriends and boyfriends holding hands. Brynn realized she saw no one like her and Cassidy, and she didn’t mean two girls on such opposite ends of the spectrum there was no way they could possibly be friends. Rather two girls who felt so much for each other they had to hold hands.

Was it wrong, the way Cassidy touched her, the way they kissed, and how close they’d become? Would Laura turn them both into social lepers by outing them to the school? What was there to out? Did a single kiss make Brynn a lesbian?

They arrived at the yogurt place, and Brynn had been so lost in her own mind she hadn’t heard the guy behind the counter ask her what she wanted and hadn’t noticed Cassidy staring at her like she’d grown a second head. “I, um… vanilla. Large. With white chocolate chunks and nuts, please,” Brynn said before absently moving to the side. She hadn’t even noticed she was no longer holding Cassidy’s hand.

“Small, fat-free chocolate, with sugar-free fudge and low-carb graham crackers, please,” Cassidy chimed in after Brynn. She kept glancing over at Brynn with worry… or something… creasing her features. “You okay?” she asked softly as they moved down toward the register at the opposite end of the counter.

“I’m okay,” Brynn lied as her stare scoured the crowd. She had a feeling Cassidy would notice she hadn’t looked her in the eyes again, not since they’d started toward the food court. “You’re not worried about everyone in the school thinking we’re lesbians, are you?”

Cassidy shrugged one dainty shoulder in disregard. “Nah.”

“You’re not afraid of being bullied?” Brynn paused. “Wait, of course you’re not. You’ve never been bullied, have you?”

“Um… no. But I know what it’s like to be outside of a group because you’re different and sometimes, that’s just as bad.”

“What group would consider you different enough to make you an outcast?”

Cassidy looked down at her white sandals. She seemed to be dissecting the polish on her toes by the way she stared so intently. It was the first time Brynn had ever seen her act anything other than confident. When she looked up again, her expression was soft, and if Brynn didn’t know any better, she’d swear Cassidy was hurt.

“Let’s just say not all the beauty pageant girls are nice, especially when you’re prettier than they are.”

“That sounds so life-ending.” Brynn rolled her eyes. Only then did she realize how ugly that made her sound.

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