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what we’d like to know,” Oliver said, nodding to where Luca had sat down on the wall a few feet away. “What were you doing talking to him ?”
    As Oliver’s meaning sank in, Elly’s smile faltered and her face went beet red. “Oh, um…he teaches my little brother guitar sometimes. He was just asking how my brother was. That’s all, nothing else.” She looked mortified.
    A trickle of warmth filled my insides at her words. Luca spent his time teaching little kids how to play the guitar? That was kind of…sweet. He was just full of surprises.
    “Be careful,” Matt said, “you don’t want your brother to turn into a freak like him. Besides, as if he can actually play properly.” Matt was one to talk. With his enormous body and bulky fingers, he’d probably break the guitar strings.
    “N-no, I don’t,” Elly agreed with a nod, looking over at Oliver as if to gauge his reaction.
    Jealousy quickly replaced the warmth. It was so obvious that she had a thing for him. Why hadn’t I noticed before? I took a step closer to Elly. “Hey, Elly, are you excited for cheerleading practice this afternoon?” Somehow I managed to smile at her, despite the dislike I had towards her.
    Elly’s expression brightened at the change of topic. “Yeah, I’m super excited! I know it’s my first time, but I did gymnastics when I was in—”
    My leg “accidentally” gave way, and I cried out as I lost my balance. I reached out to grab onto Kance and flung the contents of the coffee cup right in Elly’s face. The warm liquid hit her chin, neck and the cream silk top that she was wearing.
    “No!” she shrieked, trying to wipe the coffee off her shirt. It would do no good. The coffee was already seeping into the delicate fabric, and spreading the more she tried to clean it.
    We all burst out laughing and I made a sad face at her. “Oh, no, I’m so sorry, Belly. Let that be a reminder to you next time you decide to talk to losers like Luca and try to be on my squad looking like a whale.”
    Elly’s bottom lip quivered and she looked like she was on the verge of tears. Honestly, she deserved it, trying to fit in with people she didn’t belong with. We didn’t take well to posers like her. She was way below our standards.
    “I-I…but I got into the team—”
    I cut her off. “Honey, no one is going to be able to lift you. You poor thing.”
    Kance eyed Elly up, a sneer on her pretty face. “Have a great day. Love your top, by the way. So chic.” We all burst out laughing again, and Elly let out a sob.
    “Ashton! What the fuck is wrong with you?” an angry voice demanded from behind me, making my heart stop.

Chapter Six
     
    Luca
     
    Ashton slowly turned around to face me, her eyes wide. She hesitated, biting her lip, but one look from her friend, Kance, changed her attitude completely. “What did you just say to me?”
    I looked over at Elly and saw that she was crying. It was horrible to see her like this. She was such a nice girl and had come to a few of Skeptic Coil’s gigs last summer. She didn’t deserve to be humiliated like that. Not by Ashton. Not by anyone.
    “What the fuck is wrong with you?” I repeated, pissed off at her behavior. “What do you get from spilling your drink all over her?”
    Ash seemed like she was at a loss for words, but then her expression turned dark. “How dare you talk to me, you loser. Do you think I care what you have to say? Get away from me before I throw up in your face. People like me don’t talk to people like you.”
    Her friends laughed at me and I really wanted to punch them in the face, but stopped myself. There were too many of them and I knew when I was going to lose a fight. Those bulked up jocks would whoop my ass.
    “People like you deserve to be shot.” I walked over to Elly and put my arm around her. “Are you gonna be okay?”
    She looked up at me with puffy red eyes and nodded. “I think so.”
    I felt worse for not stepping in earlier to help her.