chapter 18

Andrew and Nate drove us back to Future’s apartment. The brothers are busy planting plants for Future on her small balcony in the pot plant and she has an ice pack on her knuckles.

“Are you going to accept Chads’ offer?” Future asks me.

“I don’t know, all I know is that I need a distraction.”

“I know how you feel. When I found out what Andrew tried to do to me, I felt betrayed and used. But there’s no love without bruises and heartbreak; it wouldn’t be so intriguing and heart-warming, trust me I know from experience. I tried fighting my feelings for Andrew, but I was only hurting myself. Listen to Tay’s side of the story, perhaps is not as bad it looks,” she tells me, and I look at her like she has grown two heads.

“What! Don’t look at me like that,” she defends.

“You just punched Tay an hour ago and now you are defending him. Unbelievable!” I exclaim, and she chuckles.

“I acted on impulse, and besides, I needed to blow out some steam because of Nate and Tay was the unlucky one