My Secret, My Bully, My Mates

"I'm sorry, I wish I could help you somehow." We stopped running about an hour in and are just walking around campus now.

"But you can't. You are destined for more than me." I roll my eyes at him,

"You keep saying that, but you don't have any real proof of that do you?"

"You are smart enough to be here at, well 16 now. You put up with me and all of these other guys like we are nothing more than regular guys..."

"You are just regular guys to me. Guys I get, girls are harder for me to understand. I like being outside, I like training and running. All the girl stuff is foreign to me. I've just been lucky enough to have some female friends who get me and decided to be friends with me anyway."

you home, don't want to keep you out all night, your uncle

not the person you should worry about, or did you forget when I tried to punch you so hard

never forget. And yes, you scare me a

my yard, do you want to pick me up for the run tomorrow, or will Mike be mad about that? I know you guys usually

at all, unfortunately." He mumbles the last word under his breath, but I didn't miss it. "We usually go early since we set everything up, so

as we get to my front porch again. “Thank you for going with me. I just had the feeling I needed to have someone with me tonight." I step in to give him a hug and for the first time he hesitates, but he wraps his arms around me and places a soft

anything for you. I'm still glad it was me and not Robbie." I giggle into his chest and squeeze him one more time before pulling

back together house. I wonder if he noticed all of the commotion going on before? I mean the team was secluded to the kitchen, but the house is an open concept so if someone was listening in, they could have heard all the

will try to get that from him while we are in class tomorrow." I open the mind link to Osiston, Nickolas and