Blood Money (1) | The Inheritance Games

XII. my boy only breaks his favourite toys

"I felt more when we played pretend than with all the Kens cause he took me out of my box Stole my tortured heart, left all these broken parts, told me I'm better off. But I'm not"

Warning: A character in this chapter has a sexual encounter with someone highly intoxicated. A recap will be provided at the bottom of this chapter for any readers too triggered to read the depictions.

After an entire week of sports and pep rallies and all that shit, it's finally the weekend. I'm just glad to not be wearing that yellow bikini anymore for swimming. There was a reason I never won the swimming contest, Ant Jenkins had taken me aside just to touch up my ass and tits in the bathing suit. It was rather disturbing and threw me off.

Other than swimming though, I won my other two games, which is pretty good for someone who  doesn't do sports. I guess volleyball was easy, I had my whole team behind me. But running was something I was proud of.

As it turns out, us Hawthorne's are great at sports, because all three of us made it through to the camp.

"Fucking hell.." Jameson groans when he sees me walking into the school parking lot. This alerts all heads to turn in my direction.

"Holy shit.." Noah gapes in shock.

I smile joyfully, balancing my 6 bags and cases on my hands and arms as I hop over. Jameson rubs his temple in stress as I pass all my bags to the poor bus driver who has to load up each and every thing for me.

"One week, Spence. It's barely one week." Xander reminds me.

I look to Noah, still gaping at me. It's only now I realize he was never gaping at my excessive packing like everyone else. Instead, his fascinations lay on my body. I'm wearing a black bra, a white over-shirt and denim short shorts.

When he notices the others have already started entering the bus Noah smiles down at me, offering to hold my carry-on bag without even batting an eye.

"Hey Spence?" Noah asks sheepishly. I nod with a small smile, coming to a stop purely to watch him. 

"Yeah?" I nod for him to go on.

He takes a deep and brave breath. "I just wanted to let you know you look really nice today- not that you don't normally! You always look gorgeous, but today, just without the uniform.. it looks cute." 

I feel my cheeks glowing, and not just because of the serious sunburn i'm retaining in this sunlight. "Thanks Noah..you look nice today too." I smile back brightly. 

He chuckles and kindly takes my carry on rucksack effortlessly over his shoulder. "Want to be my bus buddy?" He jokes. I chuckle, bowing my head to hide my excessive smiling.

"I'd love nothing more than to be your bus buddy." I agree proudly.

We reach the back of the bus, finding Xander waiting patiently for me to sit beside him, Maja waiting for Noah and Jameson flirting with Avery as she rolls her eyes and fastens her seatbelt. 

I look around, "Xan, could you sit with Maja?" I ask calmly, but give him pleading eyes.

"Seriously?" He groans. "Yes. Seriously. Scram." I hiss.

He hurries to get his rucksack and slide out the seat. "Gross no. I'm not sitting with him." Maja scowls.

"I'll sit with Noah, you sit with her." Xander decides.

That's when Tristan strolls over, sliding into the seat beside Maja in a painfully awkward silence. As far as I'm aware, they're still together, but I also know for a fact he's gay, and I also know that she knows this.