Bunking With Boys

Chapter 14: "I'm living with idiots"

Avery's POV

I stared at my locket in astonishment. At first I believed it couldn't possibly be mine. Maybe she'd found one just like it? But how would Eva even know I lost it?

It had to be my necklace.

I open it after a minute of just staring at it and see the exact pictures my locket contained.

It was mine.

Where'd she find it at though? I look inside the envelope and don't see any other note so I grab the previous one from the top of the recycling bin and look there too. There was nothing else on the piece of paper.

I clasp the locket around my neck and grab all my things and make my way out of the library and to my 7th hour class.
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School ended about two hours ago. In those two hours I'd been thinking about Eva and my necklace. My head was running wild with possibilities and thoughts about her. About her family.

How was she? How was aunt Jane and uncle Edward? How were things in general?

I hear the door open and look up to see Callum standing there. "I've been knocking for like five fucking minutes. I was pretty sure you died or something!" He yells melodramatically.

I roll my eyes and lie back down. "And you didn't bother to open the door and check on me sooner?" I say to him.

"What if you were changing or something?" He runs his hand down the back of his neck and taps his foot while feeding me his lame excuse.

I look back up at him again and raise my eyebrows at him.

"Don't give me that!" Callum shouts and points a finger at me. "I'm not sure yet!"

I raise my hands in surrender and smile to reassure him. "I didn't say anything." I say in a teasing tone with a smile.

"Shut up."

I lift my fingers to my lip and do a sealing motion and toss the metaphorical key at his face.

"My lips are sealed." I say just to piss him off.

"I hate you." He falls onto Dawson's bed and stares up at the ceiling, much like I was a few minutes ago.

"Anyways" he drags out "what's up with you and Keegan's new shag?" He asks.

I feel a burning in my chest at him just using Eva and make note to ask about her at dinner tonight.

"Talk about my cousin like that again and I cut your tongue off. Slow and painfully Callum."

"Okay one, seriously? How come you guys don't talk or anything? Two, I could kick your ass any day Aves." Callum says holding up his fingers like Dawson did before he dragged me out for dinner.

I snort. "You wish Wells."

"You wanna fight?" Callum says sitting up and glancing at me, smiling.

I grab my scissors on my bed side table and point them at him. "Let's go."I say

He gulps and falls back on the bed once again. "I'm suddenly very tired."