Live Fast, Die Young by Vanessa Barneveld

Author:Vanessa Barneveld
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Vanessa Barneveld

Chapter Seven

Molly

“I heard you scream at Alex. What happened?” Suze asks when I plunk beside her on a log. In front of us, the bonfire rages. Some kids are setting marshmallows on fire and running up and down the beach with flaming sticks.

My gaze sweeps over the partygoers. “Is he still here? I’m not actually done screaming at him.”

She puts a hand on my arm. “Whoa there. Maybe you should cool off.”

“Is he here?” I repeat crisply.

Suze sighs and jerks her thumb toward the parking lot. “A couple of seniors rocked up in their tricked-out cars. Alex went that way along with half the other boys to kick tires or get high on fumes or something.”

A revving engine punctuates her words. I make a move to stand, but Suze pulls me down. “Hey! I was only going to get a drink.”

“No, you weren’t,” she says, rolling her eyes. “You were going on the hunt for Alex. Stay with me a while. You’re my date tonight, remember?”

Heaving a sigh, I say, “Fine, but don’t expect me to make out with you.”

She throws her head back and laughs. “It’s okay. I know you’re saving yourself for someone else.”

“What are you talking about?”

Suze offers me a chip, then digs into the bag. “Not what. Who. Alex. You’ve conveniently avoided admitting you liked him.”

“Is all that processed cheese affecting your brain?” I point at the Cheetos she’s stuffing into her mouth.

“Stop lying to me. No, better yet, stop lying to yourself.” Suze dusts off her hands. “You, my friend, should no longer deny your total, raging crush on Alex Gibson. You’ll be a lot less grumpy if you just say it.”

I squeak in protest.

“Don’t pretend for my sake. My thing with Alex... Well, you can’t even call it a thing because nothing happened between us. So don’t even think of telling yourself he’s off limits.”

“Suze, you’ve got it all wrong—”

“Nope, not this time.” She holds up an orange-stained palm. “Life is short. Girl, if you want him, go after him!”

“But I don’t want him!”

“Riiiight. You only talk about him 24/7.”

I wince. So I’m a broken record. That must be beyond boring for everyone else. It's a wonder Suze sticks by me. “I’m not that bad, am I?”

With a laugh, she says, “You are that bad. But it’s adorable. You two are adorable together, and you obviously care a lot about him.”

I gaze at the crackling fire. The flames reach ever higher toward the stars. “I don’t want things to change between me and Alex.”

“They won’t have to. Well, some things will, and for the better.” She nudges me. “I’m sure you’ll have fun making out with him.”

A strange feeling buzzes around my stomach. Kissing Alex. Feeling his arms around me. The thought of being close to him—physically—isn’t that foreign. Or as gross as the thought of kissing Jared Christie over there chugging beer. It’s pretty clear to anyone who gets close to Jared that he doesn’t brush his teeth and often wears the same T-shirt two weeks running.

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