"Super-powered" Noah Brandt is the ice to her twin sister Autumn's fire, but when Autumn falls into a mysterious coma, it's up to Noah to find out why and save her sister before it's too late. . . with a little help from Autumn's lifelong crush, Cai...
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Kade Kelley is staring at me.
I can see him sneaking peeks at me out of the corner of his eyes, as he's been doing since the moment we settled into class. Yet, I'm content enough to let Kade stew.
The comedy of this moment almost makes me want to laugh out loud; after all, who can say they've ever seen Kade Kelley tiptoe a proverbial ledge? No, Kade Kelley is loud and rambunctious. He's crude and gaudy at times, but in some ways, Kade's demeanor is refreshing. What you see is what you get with Kade; he's never tried to be someone he's not, and I doubt he'll start anytime soon. Compared to the crowds of posers at Elysian, Kade is one in a million.
Kade is someone who even I am jealous of. Kade gets to be who he is without apologizes, which is more than I can say for myself.
But. . . right now. . . Kade Kelley is on my shit list.
And he knows it. He knows damn well, which is why he's looking at me with those puppy dog eyes.
"Noah," he finally musters the guts to murmur, "I didn't know."
I know I should just sit there and continue to read through my assignment, but my eyes meet Kade's despite myself.
"You didn't know that I'd ask Caiden to the dance, or you didn't know that he was already going with Genifer?" I snap.
Kade almost flinches. "Neither before last night. . . but Noah - "
But I've already turned back to stare bullets into my paper, before I jump over our desks to strangle Kade Kelley with my bare hands.
I'm angry -- fuming, really - but more than anything I'm also embarrassed. It's Kade's fault that I even had the ridiculous idea to ask Caiden to the Winter Annual. It's Kade's fault that I made a fool of myself. And it's Kade's fault that I made enough of an impression for Caiden to spill his guts to Kade about my stupid proposal.
I can only hope Caiden just told Kade because they're best buds. If Philip and Joshua know too. . . I don't know if I'll ever be able to live this down.
