come next and while they’re bitchy, they’re not catcalls about wanting to fuck or comments on my tits, pussy, or ass, and because of that, I find myself falling right into place.
“Ocean! Hey,” a voice calls out.
I spin around, not having expected to know anyone here, and dread instantly floods me. It’s the girl from the boat and from Colton’s party and I still haven’t figured out her damn name. She crashes into me, throwing her arms around my waist and pulling me in for a quick hug. “I didn’t know you were coming here now. How are you?”
“Hey,” I say, finding myself pleasantly surprised by how happy I feel to see her again. “I’m good. To be honest, I didn’t really know I was coming here either. I just found the uniform on my bed this morning.”
“Damn, that would have come as a shock.”
“You’re telling me,” I laugh.
She loops her arm through mine and starts pulling me deeper into the school. “Well not to worry. I made this school my bitch on day one. I’ve got you covered.”
She leads me into a hallway filled with lockers on either side, but unlike BSA, these look as though they haven’t been tortured by a bunch of raging, testosterone-filled boys and it’s kind of refreshing.
The further down the hall we get, the louder the bitchiness becomes and my unnamed friend pulls me closer to her side. “Don’t worry about them. The second they realize that you’re practically the Carrington whisperer, they’ll be bowing at your feet. I swear, Colton has the best parties and these bitches are dying for an invite.”
Well, I guess that’s good to know. I could use that to my advantage, only I’m not sure how I feel about being responsible for bringing other chicks into Colton’s world. Call me a jealous, insecure loser if you must, but I kinda like being the sole torturer in his world.
She brings me to a stop and within seconds, girls are flooding around us. “Hey, Drix. Who’s this?”
Drix? What the hell kind of name is that?
“This is Ocean,” she beams as though she’s introducing her new baby girl to the world for the very first time. “She’s practically a sister to Colton. Lives with him and everything.”
Mouths drop as I cringe from the term ‘sister.’ “Ohmygod, ohmygod, ohmygod. You know Colton?”
Annnd … so it starts.
Girls start begging for my attention and just like that, I become the most popular girl in school and I don’t know whether I should be happy or terrified about it.
Drix gets rid of the girls and soon enough we’re left with just her close circle of friends. A girl leans in and offers me her hand, something I’m starting to realize is just the formal manners these girls have been brought up with. “Hey, I’m Jess. I think I met you at that party. At least, I think it was you. Did you give me a tattoo?”
My eyes bug out of my head. I fucking knew that shit was going to catch up to me. “Ummm, possibly.”
“Oh, shit. Don’t look so freaked out. I love it.”
The bell sounds and Jess rolls her eyes. “Shit, I better go. I have Mrs. Mirran taking over my homeroom this week and if I even think about being late she’ll whoop my ass.” Drix laughs and Jess looks back at me. “Listen, stick with us alright. With me and Hendrix at your side, you’ll be good. We can hook you up.”
Hendrix, huh? I kinda like that. It suits her. I had her pegged as a Katie or a Tara, but I like her originality, it suits her willingness to step outside of the box and be the one girl who was willing to approach the new girl and make my day a little more bearable. She did it on the boat and at the party and for that, I’m grateful.
With that, Jess scurries away and I meet Drix’s eyes. “Come on,” she says, looping her arm through mine once again. “I’ll show you to the student office to get your orientation pack and then you can tell me why Charlie Bryant was dropping you off.”
Chapter 13
This afternoon has sucked.
I walked through the doors of the Carrington mansion feeling like a complete idiot. Milo and I didn’t exactly have a chance to speak today after Charlie intervened this morning, so Milo had assumed I didn’t need a ride home.
Big fucking mistake.
Day one of being a private school girl was exhausting, and then