The Clay Connection

pen, praying silently that for once he didn'

ed off, but not before giving me a disapproving look. I hurried after him, abandoning Blake

him halfway through the hall. As if confirming his count

ndell? The guy that bullies you with the rest of his douchebag

was immediately transported back to that moment in freshman year when my entire hig

he did to me," I snapped back, fum

way to me when you guys were l

, heading towards th

ng second thoughts about doing so. "I wanted to punch him because he made a typical Blake Lindell

My hands flew to my cheeks and cupped them, feeling them grow warm

ion of kissing him had brought me some kind of warmth and fuzziness, but the truth was I was just so embarrassed at having slipped and fallen on Bla

et relationship?" His assumption was so preposterous that I ended up laughing out li

e Blake?" Emphasi

om liking him but from the sheer embarrassment that I once di

ar-old son. Blake pretended to be my friend and I ended up liking him as stupid as I was. He was the one that made me realize I was gay in the first place. And then we entered ninth grade and he pulled that stunt and sh

e gay. Also, even if he was gay, I'd sooner be the fi

ite," he d

in shooting through my arm to my brain for the first time since I fell on Blak

ng for a button that showed me how to delete a v

on. I can't have something that humili

me if I'll be joining him. Well, I guess years of friendship with me has taught him tha

way before stopping and turning

rything, but he is bad news. You'll be spending more time together

n the changing room without catching any feelings, I wasn't about to do that in the Clay Room", but clo

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e idea of bouncing around a ball on a wooden court for almost forty minutes while simultaneously trying to get it over to the other team's

on the basketball team (despite what last year's poll said about Blake being the hottest)

basket." His smile broadened and I swear he even winked at me. I was

d kill at any moment and get away with it. A shiver ran down my spine a

n the dark

y before he lifted me off the bench. Since he was a little

he same time? The first one I quite like, but the second one with me and you..." He faltered here and looked around him. People had started to gat

I guess I was wrong." My mind was blank and unable to make sense of the words he spoke

hones and gazed at their screen, the sound of their notification going off one after the other. Th

he history of high school. And tell Anderson that he should better hide away in a freak

m, his angry strides ech

my science partner last year walked u

're gonna wa

my eyes were most unfortunate to see him grope her breast. I felt a surge of rage course through my whole body and I wanted to hurt Blake Lindell more than I wanted to do anything else in the world. But

embarrassment and then back to rage. This

ocating Anderson by his locker, I grabbed his collar and slammed him against a locker, the pai

e that video? Why the hell did you post it online? And

derneath my hands. His eyes flickered to his locker and that was when I noticed how disorgan

, Tony. I have no idea w

h