Kieran & Drew by L.A. Gilbert

Author:L.A. Gilbert
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

KIERAN thought he’d have to sneak out of the house quietly this morning so his dad wouldn’t notice, but that hadn’t been the case. Rather than feeling relieved, he was instead upset that his father wasn’t attempting to make stilted, awkward conversation with him. Where he wanted to feel angry and hold on to his resentment, his insides felt shaky, and he was worried about his father actually not caring about him anymore.

It bothered him all morning, through first and second period. It bothered him so much that he’d barely thought of Drew or Toby at all, despite the shiner he was sporting. He had no doubt that it’d drawn him some attention, but for once, he didn’t care. Hell, maybe it would work in his favor and encourage others to leave him the fuck alone, because at that moment, that was all he really wanted. He wanted to throw in the towel and be left alone.

He struggled to pull his notebook out of his backpack, which was settled between his feet. With a muttered curse, he knelt down to unzip the pack properly and yanked out the notebook. When he stood back up, his locker door—with a squeaky hinge that pissed him off every time he opened it—had swung partially closed. The corner of the door glanced off his temple and he quickly ducked back down with a hiss, lifting a hand to touch the sore spot.

“For fuck sake.” He hissed, prodding his temple softly to check he wasn’t bleeding.

“Are you okay?” came a hesitant question from beside him.

He looked up and nearly groaned, seeing Toby there with his hands deep in his pockets and looking uneasy. He stood, taking care to not hit his head again, and tried his best to act uncaring as he swapped books over in his locker. “I’m fine.”

“Okay, I just wanted to—holy shit, your eye!”

Kieran instinctively pulled away with an annoyed frown when Toby stepped closer, dipping his head to get a better look at his black eye. “I’m fine,” Kieran snapped.

“You have a black eye,” he said numbly. “Shit, I gave you a black eye.”

“Your elbow gave me a black eye, and it was an accident.”

“I’m so sorry.”

He really didn’t give a shit if Toby was sorry. He was already giving Toby an out, but he just stood there, continuing to stare. “I said it was fine. It was an accident.”

“But… but I was still a total dick to you.”

“Yep. You were.” He hadn’t forgotten Toby’s harsh words, not at all. In fact, he’d rather have two black eyes than have to think about that conversation again.

“I guess… I guess there’s no real way to be friends after this.”

Kieran slammed his locker door closed and shot him an are you fucking kidding me look.

“Would you just… I don’t know, give me a minute to apologize properly? Then you won’t have to talk to me again.”

Kieran sighed, turned to lean against his locker, and despite his better judgment, nodded his head. “You have one minute.

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