“I don’t like you anymore, Grayson. Stay away from me.” I took my seat and started on my spelling words.
“What did I do, Nova?” He sat at his table behind mine.
I ignored Grayson Lee. All of this was his fault.
“Hey, I’m sorry I made you mad,” he whispered.
“Leave me alone,” I hissed at the stupid boy.
“Don’t be angry. What can I do to make it better?”
I peered over my shoulder and glowered at him, unsure what to say. “I don’t know. Steal Mrs. Fuentes’s phone, so she doesn’t call my mom.”
“Okay, I’ll do it. Distract her for me.”
“How do I distract her?” Was this boy crazy? I wasn’t really serious about him stealing the teacher’s phone. I just said it because it popped into my head.
“Cry or something. Throw a fit.”
“Oh.” I turned on the waterworks, which wasn’t difficult since I knew my mom and dad would fight when they saw each other. Mom had told me we bolted for our safety, but I didn’t believe her. My dad never hurt me the way he had her.
I wailed with my head down on my arms. The girls at my table asked what was wrong, but I didn’t know what to tell them.
“Nova? Honey, what’s the matter?” Mrs. Fuentes asked.
“Great job,” Grayson whispered from behind me.
I got louder for no other reason than I regretted telling Grayson to steal Mrs. Fuentes’s phone.
“What happened, sweetie?” When I felt her touch my arm, I lifted my head. She didn’t have her phone with her.
“I’m sad.” It was the truth. I felt horrible, and I wasn’t sure if it had to do with my dad and mom or because Grayson would get into trouble for stealing the teacher’s phone.
I heard Mommy’s words,“The truth always comes out, Nova.”
Oh boy, I was going to get into so much trouble.
17
Karma
“Wanna finish what we started the other day?” His hand cupped my breast. The small gesture made my pussy pulse. “I haven’t been able to stop thinking about being deep inside your pussy.”
“Wow, you sure know how to charm a girl.”
“Baby, I’m no prince charming.”
“No, and I never wanted a prince to ride into the sunset on the back of his white horse.” I stroked my hand against his cheek. “I wanted a sexy Knight in dirty leather who would let me ride bitch on the back of his hog.”
“I’m your man, baby.” His hand went between my thighs. “So, is that a yes?”
“If I say yes, will you wear a condom?”
“Seriously?” His flirty mood vanished.
“You can’t expect me to want to risk getting pregnant when we only just cleared the air yesterday.”
“Yes, I do expect you to. You should trust me.”