War With My Hockey Stepbrother

nse, no extra dashes, not

happened in the dean's office," Chloe

properly the night before, thinking about everything that had happened. I could barely h

to be in your spot," Chloe laugh

felt like the sky and ground were colla

of him, right?" she ask

as n

g time, Layla. I knew that look on y

r, and she jus

antic? Nothing about me think

il I never had to see him again, not even his shadow. I was thinking of wa

the athletes stayed behind. And of course, the hockey team was st

. The sound of skates cut through everything. We p

ting on the bench. He was in full hockey gear but not

st saying," Chloe started. "If Wade Scott wasn't so i

go there," I

attractive and hot,"

The guy was perfect, girls did not go crazy over him for nothing.

ould have done anything just to

saw that her eyes we

alking prob

king walking pro

ed at her in confusion. "Did

st her gaze locked on him, like she

. She was looking at him like she wanted to lick the ice off his sk

e guy you thought he was," she sai

he was like before,"

in, like he was whispering something in his ear. Then Wade looked straigh

Chloe asked, a secret sm

t. Yeah. Wade was

, and Chloe follo

ark; there were no clouds, but it felt like rain could fall at

ere shooting hoops, others laughing too

t called out, and I looked at him.

guy greeted my

nt just like me. The only difference was that she dated, but got bored very quickly. That was how Chloe loved: sh

d at our door. When I opened it, I froze,

asked as she stepped inside, tryi

n, and all my clothes were gone. The books on my desk? Gone. I dropped to m

" I whispered u

" Chloe said. "Did you g

is looked like someone had moved me out, not broken in. Someone h

I ans

ight now," she said from

I can't - my thin

ll explain everything," she said,

bad feeling

was go

would just keep firing questions if I did. I hurried down the stairs, and a

h my breath. Part of me did not want to face Mom right then - like I did not want to hear

go back to my empty dorm where it felt safer. But the

good," I whi

ide. From the gate, I saw my mother standing there with Richard and their car parked behin

hat was happening? Why

igure appeared too. I

g slung over one shoulder. Just like me, he looked confused, too. He glanced at

de it," Richard s

gh his expression gave nothing away.

g to like this," I said, pushi

et along at school, things would not be any better

still did not fully un

ka

s the best way to fix the probl

for riddles," Wade sighed, sounding like he

needed an explanation right now," I said, tryin

ve already been

Wade's," Ri

Why were you messi

hough I did not want to ask it, because deep d

," Richard said, and his words sent

not believe wha

eeping his voice steady even though ir

oot tapped nervously against the ground. I

ere, looking pleased, like this w

, Layla. You and Wade would be sharing one dorm starting to