The group broke into another round of laughter.
Feeling tears spring to my eyes, accompanied by the irresistible urge to run away as fast and as far as I could, I shouldered the stranger out of my way. Ty, I think the girl said his name was.
"She's so cute!" the second girl said. "Look at her waddle."
Ty, coming to stand beside me, mimicked the way I walked, hips swaying side to side in exaggerated movements. My face burned red. I had dealt with bullies when I was younger, but they had stopped after I befriended Fiona. The girl had a way of innately demanding respect and fear from anyone dumb enough to stare directly at her. Once I began dating Jaron? Nobody would dare even speak my name badly behind my back, let alone to my face. It was the type of power that both terrified and enthralled me. I felt as if I had the world at my fingertips. Were those feelings healthy? Normal? Sane? I wouldn't be able to tell you. All I knew for certain was that I wished Fiona was with me now. She would know exactly what to say, what witty retort to come back with. I was inadequate compared to her; I couldn't face my monsters alone.
"It looks as if she's going to cry!" Lilac girl squealed. "Aw. Poor baby."
Ty stopped moving almost immediately and turned towards me.
"We were just teasing you."
"How dare you?"
He opened his mouth to speak, but I cut him off with a flick of my wrist.
"How dare you stand there and tease me? Does that make you feel manly, teasing a girl half your size? Does it make your flaccid dick suddenly hard?" Hissing, I took a step closer to him until we were nose to nose. "You are an asshole. I don't even know you, yet I can tell that. Grow up. Or take Viagra to fix that little problem of yours."
"Wait!" he called.
Ignoring him, I made my way back through the dining room and to my family. They were currently in a heated debate about the effectiveness of stools in the bathroom. Apparently, Colt believed that by elevating your feet when you were pooping, it would make said poop come out easier.
My brother was a strange man.
Papa's eyes zeroed in on my face immediately. He had always been the most perceptive of my family members.
"You okay?" he asked, eyes scanning the room as if looking for any potential danger. I bit my lip, debating whether or not I should tell him about the rude teenagers. I decided quickly against it.
I would probably never see them again after today. People were dicks, especially kids. Besides, I didn't want my fathers to know that their words and teasing had affected me. They would ship me off to the nearest hospital if I so much as described the darkness I could feel brewing inside of me. The dark, inky tendrils that threatened to consume me whole.
I kept my mouth shut and enjoyed the rest of my meal.
Table of Contents
Title Page
Copyright
Dedication
Contents
Prologue
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Chapter 29
Chapter 30
Chapter 31
Chapter 32
Chapter 33
Chapter 34
Chapter 35
Chapter 36
Chapter 37
Chapter 38
Epilogue
Other Books by Katie May
Acknowledgments
About the Author
First Chapter of Darkness We Crave!
First Chapter of Gangs and Ghosts!
