"The course of true love never did run smooth." ~ William Shakespeare
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Kailani Hummel, an innocent small-town genderfluid teenager, gets sucked into a world that seems like only they can navigate in an attempt to save everyone they love. Will Qu...
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Flipping a page of her book, Kailani sat in the Mckinley High Guppies section on the pool deck in the lawn chairs they had placed around at the swim meet they were in attendance of at some high school about two hours from Lima. She glanced up at Alisha as the girl fell down in the chair beside her, also in her swimsuit prepped to swim, as the girl ripped open a cherry fun dip packet.
"Oh god. You're a Twilight nerd." Alisha gagged, seeing the Eclipse book in Kailani's hand. "Please don't tell me you're in it for Edwig."
"Edward." Kailani corrected her with a small laugh. "And no. He's a gaslighting ass. I'm in it for the fantasy thrill...and totally Rosalie and Jacob."
"Jacob with long hair or short?"
"Short for looks, long for personality."
"I see. I see." Alisha smirked, licking the sugar off the chalk-like sugar stick. She swung her legs over the side of her lawn chair and looked towards the pool. "What's going on with you and Hunter Ryan? Isn't he like a total prick?"
"He's actually pretty nice." Kailani shrugged, eyes scanned the page to try and avoid looking at her friend. "And nothing is going on. We've just been hanging out and practicing together."
"Practicing what? Swapping spit?"
"Swimming, Allie."
Alisha groaned. "How on earth are you gonna let Hunter Ryan take off his shirt in a speedo and you only swim with him?" She asked, shaking her head and peering down into her candy pouch. "You're an odd one. I would have been licking this fun dip off pretty boy's abs."
"I'm not looking for a boyfriend." Kailani said, shugging. "He's sweet, but he's a junior. And his ex-girlfriend is Madison. That's asking for death."
"So? You're a sophmore showing a junior what it's like to date someone cool?" The black girl shrugged. "He totally was checking you out earlier during warm ups."
"No." Kailani pressed her lips together and shook her head.
"Yes."
"No, he wasn't."
"Kailani Eleanor Hummel." Alisha sat up in her chair and pointed her sugar stick to the pool. "His abs were practically flexing looking at you! The mans wants you!"
"Keep it down!" Kailani smacked the girl lightly on the head with her book, settling back into her chair and looking towards the pool where the varsity boys were getting ready for the next heat. "I barely know him."
"Okay...so what about Blondie?"
Kailani's head whipped towards Alisha and laughed with a small frown. "What on earth are you going on about? Did you swollow too much chlorine?" She teased, as the black girl rolled her eyes.
