“Come on,” Allie said, grabbing my hand and squeezing tightly. “Please, please, please, don’t leave me with Jace. Can you bring me home? My car broke down yesterday, and Jace didn’t pick me up and—”
I glanced down at my phone to check the time, looked back out at the rain pouring outside the door, and frowned. Believe me, if I could drive Allie home tonight and hang with her, I definitely would, but Chris was on my every last nerve today, and I didn’t want him telling anyone, not even her.
anyone“I can’t today, Als. I have … stuff to do with my parents.”
Lie. I hated lying to her.
“Maybe if we get done quickly, I can come over, and we can study for Mr. Barnes’s test tomorrow. You know it’s going to be so freaking hard.” The time on my phone read 2:59 p.m., and I stepped toward the door
