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"Hey, you okay?" Kriss asked.

It was the end of the day. I didn't want to talk, yet I did. My brain was just so confused.

"Yeah...no...I really don't know."

"Wanna talk about it?"

I silently groaned. "Just univeristy applications," I said. But it was really more than that. Finals, Kenna's new baby that was undoubtedly coming soon, and Celeste...

The news that I had kissed that hot and mysterious senior who had come this year - Maxon - had spread like wildfire overnight. It baffled me why everyone was so obsessed with him, but then again, not a lot of the guys at our school were that good-looking.

But what really bothered me was that Celeste was the one who spread the information, yet she hasn't done anything...as of yet. More than bother, though, it made me petrified. It'd been two weeks since she heard that I kissed Maxon, and she still hasn't struck yet. The longer she waits, the more time she has to plan, which means the harder she'll strike.

However, in those short fourteen days, I had had three more kisses and had gone on two more dates with Maxon, one at his house, where we actually watched a movie, and another at a concert.

"So, do you know which university you're going to?" I asked without thinking.

"Mmm, I've applied for Stanford, UCLA, and Simon Fraser."

"Oh, all on the west coast?"

"Yeah. How about you?"

"Mine are on the east. Juilliard and Eastman."

"Are you doing music, because I remember you were the lead singer in all of the musicals in elementary school."

"Yeah, it's definitely music. And what are you doing? Something with science?"

"Yeah, earth sciences, actually."

I forced a smile like what she had told me was riveting, but I was never a good actress.

"America, this isn't really about university, is it?"

"No," I sighed.

"Let me guess. It's about Maxon."

I tensed up and the pen I had been holding fell limp against my hand. "How do you know?"

"Trust me. Everyone knows."

I took a deep breath in.

"Is it because of Celeste?" Kriss asked.

Solemnly, I nodded my head.

"It's okay. Tell me if you need anything."

"Yeah. Okay. Thank you."

A bit of silence passed.

"I think Maxon's really sweet and charming," she said dreamily.

My stomach twisted with a speck of jealousy.

"Yeah, he is," I mumbled agreeingly.

She covered her mouth.

"Oh, I didn't mean to say that out loud."

I shook my head. "It's all right."

From the front of the class, our English teacher said, "Miss Ambers and Miss Singer, this is a study period, not a social hall. You can talk outside of class, but not in here."

Kriss' cheeks tinted pink, but I couldn't be bothered to care as everyone's eyes moved to us.

"Sorry, Ms. Romero," we mumbled apologetically.

That was the end of the conversation between Kriss and I, but that was all I needed. Sure, I would still be friend and I hers, but a small something had changed. Now I knew there was one more girl who liked Maxon, which meant I would have to fight harder for my prince.

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