Start a Fire: A Dark High School Bully Romance (The Savage Crew Book 1) by Julia Wolf & J. Wolf

Author:Julia Wolf & J. Wolf [Wolf, Julia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-03-17T16:00:00+00:00

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The week wore on. Each day, Sebastian lingered while Bex and I had lunch on the wall. He made it known he was listening, but didn’t interfere. He spent a lot of time kissing me stupid, but not quite stupid enough to invite him inside. Not yet.

By Friday, I’d dropped my guard somewhat. The trouble was, Sebastian wasn’t the only danger to me. My English teacher had paired us randomly with partners, and since I was on the universe’s shit list, I got matched with Nate Bergen.

Elena glared at me in warning, as if there was a chance I’d elope with her man before class was out. The memory of my head being bashed into my locker was fresh enough that I believed the daggers in her eyes. I had exactly zero desire to draw her attention my way anymore than it already was.

“S’up, Patel?” He grinned wide, flashing his dimples as he dragged his desk beside mine.

“Do you know which play you want to choose?”

He sat back in his chair, stretching his long legs in front of him. “All business, huh?”

“We have one class period to figure this out. So, yeah, I’m all business.” Our assignment was to choose a Shakespeare play and analyze exactly what about it made it a comedy or a tragedy, and then find a modern piece of cinema that could be considered its counterpart. It wouldn’t be difficult, but since we both needed to write in order to complete our assignment by the end of the period, we had to start now.

“We’ll do ‘The Taming of the Shrew.’” He leaned his head on his fist. “Pretty simple considering there’s a modern retelling.”

“Don’t you think every other group is doing that one?” As much as I liked “10 Things I Hate About You,” I kind of wanted to be a little more original. “What about ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’?”

He sighed. “Sure, whatever. Tell me what to write and I’ll do it.”

For a few minutes, we actually talked about the topic of our assignment, and I relaxed. Nate wasn’t stupid. He got good grades and would for sure be going to one of the top colleges next fall. A long time ago, that was one of the things I’d really liked about him—a jock who was smart and cared about school. But that was before.

We both tapped out our paragraphs on our Chromebooks, then traded to check over each other’s work. I read through Nate’s and came to a screeching halt at the final sentence.

I still remember what you feel like from the inside. You were my first, you’ll always be special to me. Won’t I always be special to you?

I deleted it without comment or reaction. That was what he wanted, and I refused to give it to him.

“Are you going to the soccer game on Saturday?” he asked.

“I don’t plan to, no.”

“There’s a party after at Aiden’s. You should come. Aren’t you friends with his girl, Cassie?”

Since I’d barely seen Bex’s bestie over the last couple weeks, I could safely say the answer was no.

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