The Time Traveler's Guide to Modern Romance by Madeline J. Reynolds

Author:Madeline J. Reynolds
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Entangled, Teen, time travel, gay, lgbtq, romance, young adult, teen, contemporary, boarding school, historical, victorian, fantasy, science fiction, Time Travel Romance
Publisher: Entangled Publishing, LLC
Published: 2019-02-05T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twelve

Dreams on Hold

Between the kiss, the embarrassment that quickly followed, Eli’s emotional breakdown during the interview, and the amazing time they’d had at the arcade, Tyler was not prepared to go back to classes on Monday. He considered faking sick but decided to just suffer through whatever mockery he was sure to receive.

His second class of the day was World History, and Charlie Holt just happened to be in his class. He did his best to avoid eye contact throughout the entire period. Once the bell rang he made a beeline for the door, but Charlie stepped straight into that line.

“Man, that Gathering was a great night—definitely one for the books!”

“Yeah, agreed, thanks again for the invite.” Tyler was still doing anything not to make direct eye contact.

“And hey, look, that thing about kissing your third cousin or whatever? Don’t sweat it.”

“Huh?” Damn it, he did remember.

“We all do crazy things we regret when we’re wasted, right? You’re definitely not the first to do something stupid.”

Tyler had been far from wasted and he also wasn’t sure if the kiss had been something he regretted, but he was now at least off the hook socially. “Yeah, totally. What can I say? I’m a lightweight.”

Charlie just laughed. “No worries, see you around, Ty!”

Tyler exhaled and one of the countless knots that had formed in his back over the weekend loosened. There were still plenty of other things causing him anxiety, but now he didn’t have to worry about rumors going around school about how that one film geek with the red hair and glasses—yeah, you know the one, the guy who passed out during dissection day in bio—had a thing for his cousin.

Come lunchtime, Tyler wondered if he should be going back to his dorm to check on Eli. He was a little worried about him after how emotional he had gotten yesterday but, in order to keep him preoccupied while Tyler went to class, he had introduced Eli to the beauty of streaming. Eli had been immediately fascinated and seemed content enough when he left. Kids who had grown up with this technology could lose an entire day to a Netflix binge. A kid who was experiencing all the joy it could offer for the very first time? He would likely have to pry his laptop away from Eli.

So instead, he grabbed a turkey sandwich and some kettle chips and scanned the cafeteria for Zoe and Oscar but didn’t spot them, so he went to eat outside on the steps and wait for them to find him.

And they did.

“Dude, you went to one of the Gatherings? Are you kidding me?” Oscar sat down beside him then placed a hand over his heart, making a pained face as if he had just been pierced by an arrow. “Thanks so much for the heads-up.”

“Hey, look, I’m sorry,” Tyler said. “To be fair, the invite was really more for Eli than it was for me. Having a cute British accent grants you automatic popularity, unsurprisingly.

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