Last Year of Seventeen

"This is not going to be another teenage love a

future for something as fleeting as teenage romance. She knows the position my family holds in socie

new about that possibility, then why

ur pride. Also your parents probably know about your dating history. They'l

she's too cunning for that. I want to know what it's like to dat

u're not missi

We have to make it believable. We have to avoid suspicions from my friends and let them know that the chase is still on. All the while, we also have to make Gwen think that August

n pursuing August. They won't be thinking much of it because they know I don't easily gi

ecided to tell them that the bet was still on. Dove laughed, her head drumming on my che

" She said, her voice high and much too giddy. Sh

he stood up rather quickly and hit the table before headin

hat hap

a glass. Raven pushed one to his hand. "You shouldn't be

e aware I'm pursuing August for

ow how jealous

dn't be. We're n

she did spray me with alcohol while she was at it. Theo came around at t

He handed me the

slowly blowing out. "I was just

puzzlement crossed hi

just thought you

p, "You go on. As long as you have

ll, he was right but I'm never going

Mockingbird hasn't even opened yet. "What if you actually fall

ld's funniest joke. "Of course he won't. August's not even his type. And he also can't. His

rn out like

ountain and she will most calmly reject me while my friends are nearby. I couldn't say it didn't sting because it did. Fa

hot me daggers with her eyes. August blurted a firm but gentle "No", and

can just tell my friends she rejected me again. But I wanted to see her against my better judgm

ulled my hand. Hard. And reeled me bac