I Refuse To Like You

ing my windows, some punk track I don't even like a

and sharp perfume, same idiots blocking traffic to hug people they saw two we

when do the

eird Gen Z trend. Tsk,

hool. The finale of dealing with Kieran. By gradua

.

o am I

r getting uprooted. I seriously detest him, though. Nobody

et a few more minutes of air before he shows

of the same row. Nobody else parks in the space between us anymore. Not after se

entrance exactly where they usually are. Lydia's hands are flying, her voice reaching halfway acro

pi

ck over one shoulder, and walk toward the

use

" Robert says calmly,

should have boundaries! Just because a girl invites you

for if she opens the door in clot

s just digging for a reaction. And Lyd

count!" she st

w feet away

they're ign

"Okay... I'm clearly

ike I'm the solution she's b

lutely

s her eyes.

, what, four seconds? Maybe

fr

, completely

even know what we're fighting about? You could

outh with his fist when Lydia shoots him a glar

r face before pointing at

u're dr

glance over before turning on her heel, her brown ha

to Robert, raising an eyeb

d something, she disagreed

e you ever not b

gri

ith a squint.

avoids my gaze

t has he done to it? His usual dark brown has been dyed neon green. I'm not

even that

, deadpan. "Wh

he corner of hi

I hooked up with over

y tongue.

's mad it was him saying it. They'll

circus, so no

early changing the subjec

use I already know

" he adds, gr

e it

I will personally demonstrate what

lau

ate

bad." He nudge

is stupidly perfect beach house because of o

s rela

talk

surrender, still smil

deci

. For a moment, things almost feel no

ker and insta

face. Then it's followed by a shower of glitter that sticks

goo sliding down my cheek, while glitter sticks to my eyelashes. I wipe m

hat's u

amiliar laugh and a frown automati

king c

stupid smirk on his face. His white self-imposed uniform is, of course, sp

unconsciously take a step back

-obsessed

rvives an entire school day looking

ck," he say

ach other, yet somehow neither of us has managed to win. An

i

's

arms around him. Why? There's no way Kieran pulled off this prank without Rob

ately trying to peel me

ari

goes rigi

ye

ar

lled fri

alled a

ses now to

shirt, slime smeared across his shoulder, a

ughs. "That

opping his hands

houlder as I step back. "Th

. Then looks at Kieran with

smile hasn't left his face. But something behind it has shifte

And it's a good thing I prepared