The Lies We Tell (Young Love Book 3) by Key Kylie

Author:Key, Kylie [Key, Kylie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Liana Key
Published: 2019-08-07T16:00:00+00:00

MR HANLEY HANDED OUT our grades at the next class. He awarded us an A+. He did to Briar and Aida, too.

I felt insanely happy.

We turned around to congratulate them and to compare Mr Hanley’s comments.

“My parents aren’t going to believe this,” Felix said.

“Why not?” I asked.

“I don’t usually get A’s,” he said, “let alone an A+.”

I frowned, I’d assumed he was a good student. Well, he wasn’t on the honor roll, but he wasn’t failing...and he wore glasses.

“We should celebrate then, your first A+.” Briar laughed. “Let’s go somewhere after school.”

I turned back to my computer screen. Wow, Briar was asking him on dates now. It must have gotten serious quite quickly. Why was my heart skipping beats, what was that pain in the pit of my stomach?

“Trieste? Trieste?” Briar’s voice echoed in my ears.

I swiveled abruptly.

“Can you make it?” Briar was asking, “Trieste? Can you?”

“Me?’ I pointed at myself. Briar and Aida nodded with a look of expectation. “You want me to come?”

“Yes, it’ll be fun,” Aida said, adjusting her pale blue headscarf. “I think we should reward ourselves! ”

I cast a glance at Felix; he had been mute all this time. Surely he didn’t want me there on this impromptu date. Being project partners was one thing, hanging out after school was totally another.

“Okay, let’s meet at three thirty,” Briar said, without waiting for me to agree. “At Lemon Tree.”

Lemon Tree was a quaint, arty cafe on the promenade. It seemed like a place Briar would frequent, with its minimalistic menu, bright, mismatched tables and odd art (a painting of a red shoe hung above the counter).

I was the last to arrive, due to having to park a mile away. Briar and Aida greeted me with cheer type enthusiasm, whereas Felix said, “You came,” as if he hadn’t expected me to show up.

The prices were quite steep, and I noticed Felix being indecisive about his food and drink choice. I suspected he was doing mental arithmetic. Briar and Aida marched ahead of us, putting in their orders.

Felix looked awkward, milling around. I stepped in, not wanting him to be embarrassed by not being able to afford food and a drink. Probably he didn’t want to spend his hard-earned money on food in a rival cafe. “Hey, this is gonna be on me,” I said in a low voice, “or rather, my Mom.” I fluttered my credit card in front of him. “I think we deserve it.”

Felix smiled tightly, “Thanks, but you don’t have-”

“I insist,” I said, refusing to take no for an answer. He reluctantly ordered a mocchacino and a panini, while I found myself obliged to select a gluten-free muffin.

Briar and Aida had already sat down at a booth, its seats covered in lime green leather. The girls were sitting across from one another and I found myself praying that Felix wouldn’t sit next to Briar. He placed his plate on the table and slid in beside her. My heart slumped in unjustified betrayal. I sat next to Aida, admiring the pumpkin pie tart she was eating.

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