charm.”
“It’s
a poisonous thing.”
“It
is.”
“So
what made you fall for him if you knew?”
“Maybe
it was the attraction or maybe not, but it’s like I could just see him
sometimes for who he really was.”
“When?
When you first met him?”
“No.”
I
think back on it and it’s still a clear memory of the moment I knew Gabriel was
going to change my life.
GABRIEL
“What
the hell are we waiting by the buses for?” Chad asks.
“You
could go home,” Noel says and Scarlett snickers. Noel and Chad hate each other.
I could care less about either one. Neither of them are of my standards. One’s
a drug addict who likes to watch Scarlett and I have sex and the other is over
his head when it comes to keeping up with the rest of us. Noel isn’t psychotic
like Chad, cunning like Scarlett, or soulless like me. He’s just trying to fit
in. But here we all are, the Kings and Queen of the school. We are feared and
envied. Sunglasses, school uniforms on, cigarettes in hands. We are the definition of cool today and
I love it, but I don’t need it. I don’t need anything because everything
eventually ends. Watching the poor board their polluted buses, I realize that
I’ve never been on a bus before. I ride in a limo or a BMW every day, and
Karlie Dale rides the bus every day. We are from two different worlds — a
classic love story — except this won’t be a love story.
“There’s
your girl,” Scarlett whispers in my ear before licking it.
I
smile as I see Karlie walking our way.
“Karlie
Dale.” I grin and hop off the limo. She laughs to herself and shakes her head.
“Gabriel
Mandrake.” She keeps walking and I get in her way.
“Where
are you going?”
“Home.”
“Well
get in. We’ll give you a lift.”
“We
will?” Chad rudely asks.
“These
are my lovely roommates.” I display sarcasm in my voice.
“Yeah,
I know,” she says. “Hi.”
“Charmed,”
Scarlett grins.
Chad
stares at her in that rapey way Chad stares at girls. “Wonderful to meet you.”
He grabs her hand and kisses it.
Karlie
is uneasy at his gesture. Like she can see right through him. Even though I am
a monster, I wouldn’t want any woman around Chad either.
“I
need to go catch the subway,” she says. “So I’m gonna walk.”
“Not
the bus?” I ask confused.
“I
have to take the subway today to meet my little sister. Thanks anyway.” Her
smiles turn me on. They’re so big and cute. I watch as she walks away and gaze
at her ass in the plaid skirt. It’s a very nice ass.
“Wait
up!” I call out. I look back at a shocked Scarlett.
“What
are you doing?”
“Tell
the driver I’ll text him the address and to not be late.”
“Gabriel.”
She grabs my wrist and speaks low. “No amount of pussy is worth getting on the
subway for.”
“Your
words, to be exact,” Noel reminds me.
I
grin mischievously. “This one is. Only making you proud, princess.”
“Don’t
get mugged while doing it,” she says before I catch up with Karlie.
“What
are you doing?” Karlie asks.
“I’m
coming with you.”
“No
way.” She shakes her head in disbelief.
“Yes
way. Shall