While we’d been gone, it seemed that Roan’s mood had improved as well. For the rest of lunch, he and Nicholas talked about an upcoming FPS game while Autumn and I shared the ice cream. I was curious to know what they’d fought about but I kept my curious thoughts to myself. As long as things aren’t awkward.
After lunch, I paid my traitorous friends no heed as they asked and teased me about my lunchtime with the golden trio. Chin on the palm of my hand, fingers drumming on my desk, I thought about how I should deal with Nicholas from then on as the teacher droned on and on about rock layer formations or whatever.
There was no way I was going to let Nicholas get the upper-hand again and blindside me. I wasn’t going to play his games anymore.
But of course, why did I ever assume that any pl
