Worse for Hope- Book #2 in the WF Series

Chapter 38: Breather

✮Rider's POV:✮

Our friend group has been in this car for hours and I'm starving, but this giant next to me won't let me eat in his car. *Ahem* Roman. Legend almost killed me, Sanchez and Eldon almost killed each other, Roman also almost killed me, and I'm sitting here, completely perfect like usual.

We also determined that Roman has feelings for Alaiya, he just won't say the exact words out loud. Oh, and that Eldon and Ivy like each other. Skyler and Sanchez do too. Legend's alone though. Yeah, he has this whole thing with a lesbian and it just...it didn't end up working out.

"Okay, so you haven't slept with Alaiya?" I confirm with Roman who in annoyance exhales.

He does that a lot when I speak.

"No, we fucking haven't. Now drop it," he demands.

"I'm not talking about sex you ding dong." I slap his shoulder, and that glare he sends me shows that I've made an error. "Just kidding," I laugh, rubbing the spot I hit but then removing it instantly as he brushes me off. "Did you like, sleep with her? Like." I make a snoring noise with my eyes shut underneath my hands which are pressed together.

He rolls his eyes at me and stares at the red light.

"You did!" I point. "Roman has a girlfriend, Roman has a girlfriend," I rock my head back and forth excitedly singing.

This is huge news!

I don't know if you know this, but Roman's a scary dude. He can kill with his eyes. Not with lasers, of course, only Spider-Man can do that. Wait, is that Spider-Man's superpower? Or is that the dude with a country's name? I don't know.

"Is Spider-Man the one with laser eyes?" I ask everyone.

They all suddenly sigh at me. "No," everyone says in unison.

"Why is Bethane with you again?" Eldon asks the question I've been wondering too.

"Have you two fucked yet?" Sanchez questions.

I look over at Roman who's giving me a side glare that says 'Say it, I fucking dare you'.

Yeah, I choose life.

"I care more about a woman's heart than doing sexual things with her," I hold my heart, giving my heartfelt speech that makes me sound like Eldon.

"I like that saying," Eldon agrees with me.

See.

"Of course you do," Sanchez mutters underneath his breath, though everyone hears.

"Listen up Wonder Fucker," Eldon name-calls.

I choke on a laugh because I for sure am changing Sanchez's name on my phone to that.

"Some of us have real goals instead of spending all our money on fake perms."

All our mouths drop as we ooo at Sanchez.

"My hair is real!" Sanchez shouts back.

"Sure," Eldon sarcastically agrees.

"At least I don't look like the guy version of Rapunzel," Sanchez fires back.

"Guys, guys. Violence is never the answer." I hold my hands out because they are honestly so childish.

"Shut the fuck up," they both say simultaneously.

I glare back at them.

"And isn't Rapunzel the one that shoots arrows?" The thought occurs to me.