When Dino and Kacper came out of Kacper's room, they saw that May's friends had arrived at the house. The girls wore the same t-shirt style as May but in different colors. Natisha was wearing a navy blue T-shirt, Enya had an orange one, and Lis was in green. They were all wearing light blue denim jeans, just like May.
"Do they always dress alike?" Dino asked Kacper.
"I'm not sure," Kacper replied.
"Dino," Enya noticed him and pointed at him angrily.
"Heyyy!" Dino greeted, knowing he had broken a promise.
"Well, you promised you'd give me Helio's number. After that, you didn't even show up," Enya said, placing her hands on her hips. Dino had promised to give her Helio's number because he wanted Enya and Natisha to leave quickly so he could talk with May.
"I know, but there's a problem," Dino said.
"What?" Enya asked firmly, staring at Dino.
"He... he doesn't like girls," Dino lied.
"What?" Natisha, Enya, and Lis said, surprised.
"Well, we have to go now. See you later then," Dino said. May felt upset hearing that Dino was leaving. Dino had to forget about helping Kacper ask for Natisha's number. If he stayed, he'd have to keep lying, and he needed to get out of there. What Dino didn't know was that Helio was quite famous at the girls' school. The news had already spread through Enya's phone.
"Why are you guys leaving?" Natisha asked.
"I feel like no one wants me here, so we decided to go to my place," Dino said, giving a quick glance at May.
"Who doesn't want you here? May?" Enya asked.
"I didn't say anything," May replied.
"Oh, come on, guys. Let's have some fun without fighting," Natisha said. She seemed like a friendly girl, and Dino couldn't understand why Kacper was even scared to talk to such a nice girl.
"Let's play Truth or Dare," Lis suggested.
"Is this a trap?" Dino asked, smirking.
"Maybe," Lis said in a flirty tone, and May shot her a firm look.
"Okay then, let's do it," Natisha agreed.
"But... I..." Kacper began to protest, already feeling shy.
"Come on, let's do it, man," Dino whispered to Kacper.
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Meanwhile, Helio was chilling with his friends outside.
"Yo, why are these girls saying you don't like girls?" one of Helio's friends asked, showing him gossip from the school chat group. The group had both boys and girls from their school, and it was created just for gossip.
Helio, now angry, snatched the phone and read the rumor spreading about him. He wanted to know who had started the lie. "Who the hell is this? This is the person who said it first," Helio said, pointing to someone with the username 'E-mystique.'
Helio's friend replied to E-mystique's message. "Why'd you say that?"
E-mystique quickly responded, "His cousin said so. They go to the same school."
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Lost Lombardi
General FictionDino had always dreamed of escaping his miserable life with his foster family, who constantly mistreated him. As an adopted child, he never felt loved or wanted, but he had a plan: work hard, finish high school, and go to college far away from his s...
