Where The Little Birds Go by Celeste B

Author:Celeste, B.
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-01-08T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fifteen

Kinley / 16

Midweek I’m huddled up in the library with my new favorite notebook in front of me. My hand is grasping a test with a big red letter circled on the top that I’m not accustomed to seeing. Setting it down next to the story I’ve been writing in Earth Science, I realize there shouldn’t be any surprise as to why I failed.

When a familiar pair of fancy sneakers comes into view, I look up at Zach just as he sits down next to me. His eyes go to my exam. “Shit.” He winces and sits back. “I didn’t do well either in that class. Surprised you’re struggling. The way Corbin talks…”

I blow out a breath and shove the test inside my notebook before closing it. “Corbin gives me too much credit. Anyway, how are you two? Have things been okay?”

My eyes scan over the faded shiner. He and Corbin got into a fight over a week ago. When I heard about it from some girl in the hall, I confronted Corbin and asked if it was true. He hadn’t shown up at my house to help me study the day it happened, and the puffy nature of his knuckles told me why.

I learned quickly that boy fights are nothing like girl ones. Apparently, Zach made a comment about Corbin’s role in the school play. The rehearsals have been almost every day since Christmas break ended because the first show is set to premiere right before Valentine’s Day. When Corbin admitted he’d hit Zach for giving him crap about it, I didn’t believe him. But Zach didn’t confirm or deny anything when I asked him.

“Yeah, Kin. We’re good,” Zach muses, throwing one foot up on the tiny table between us. “So, what’s the deal with the test?”

Biting down on my inner cheek, I give him a limp shrug. “I haven’t been paying attention, it’s my fault.”

He watches me for a second before pulling his water bottle out from the side of his bag next to him. “Is that why you’re sulking in here? Pretty sure Corbin was looking for you.”

Everyone knows that Corbin and I are joined at the hip. Ever since the sort-of kiss on Christmas Eve, things have been strange. Neither of us have brought it up when we hangout, but we find ourselves holding hands or using each other as pillows during movies or study sessions. It’s like we decided silently to pursue something without any conversation.

“What are you doing here?” I ask skeptically. Zach already told me he isn’t a fan of books, which led to me jokingly tell him we couldn’t be friends. Given he’s still around, he didn’t take the threat seriously.

He stuffs the bottle between his thigh and the side of the chair. “I was over by the computers playing games when I saw you moping.”

“I’m not moping!”

He tilts his head and raises his brows.

I sigh. “Okay, maybe a little. I never fail anything. I’ve always done well in school, but I can’t blame anyone but myself.

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