A Mermaid's Kiss (Bay State University #1) - Katie Holland Page 0,65
my primary concern at the moment.
It was Bodie that answered. “The only people that saw the link are us and Wes. He lied when he said other people had received it. I also fixed it so that if he does send it to anyone and they click on it, they’ll be taken to a dummy site that goes to nothing.”
“Thank you, Bodie,” I said relieved. “I really didn’t want my private thoughts out there for the world to see.”
“Anytime Kayleigh. Actually, if you give me your phone I’ll put an app on it that will alert you to anyone trying to get into your phone. I already put it on Major’s.”
“Oh sure. Here.” I handed him my phone. He gave it back a couple of minutes later. “What do I do if I see an alert?”
“Call Major and we’ll deal with it. Okay?”
“Okay. Thanks, Bodie.”
I spent the next few hours mostly listening to everyone talk. I chimed in every once and a while, but my thoughts were generally about what Wes had done. I couldn’t understand it. I thought he was my friend. We’d been eating lunch together three times a week for over a month. Was he plotting this the whole time? I didn’t know what I was going to do the next time I saw him.
It was late when we got back to the University. Major and Bodie walked us all the way to our room. I think it was to make sure that Wes didn’t try to talk to me. It sucked that we lived in the same building. I was already thinking of ways to avoid him. I knew that if I saw him right now I would lose it, and I really didn’t want to make a scene in front of other people.
The boys said goodnight and made sure we locked the door. Karma and I plopped down on the couch.
“What the hell,” Karma said.
“Exactly.”
“Wes seemed like a nice guy. But obviously, he’s a little stalkerish.”
“No shit. Why me Karma?”
“I don’t have a good answer for that sweetie. The only thing I can think of is that you’re too nice.”
I raised my eyebrows at her.
“What? I’m not sure what else to tell you. It probably has nothing to do with you actually. It’ll be something in his mind that’s not right.”
“So you’re saying I attract crazy?”
“It’s a possibility,” Karma said grinning at me.
I hit her with a pillow when there was a knock on the door. Karma got up to see who it was. She looked through the peephole and turned back to me.
“It’s Wes,” she mouthed at me.
I mouthed “no” back at her and shook my head. I went to my room as quietly as I could. I left the door open just a crack so I could hear what they said.
“What do you want?” Karma said, opening the door. I could tell just by her voice that she wanted to hurt him.
“Um … is Kayleigh here?”
“She’s sleeping. Something was bothering her and she didn’t sleep much last night.”
“Oh, um, okay. I guess I’ll see her tomorrow.”
“Bye,” Karma said, and shut the door in his face.
I opened my bedroom door and went to look out the peephole to make sure he was gone. Thankfully he was.
“Now that guy, he’s definitely a twat waffle,” Karma said, sitting back on the couch.
I giggled, I couldn’t help it. I always thought it was funny when she said twat waffle.
“I’m impressed. You showed great restraint not punching him in the face,” I told her.
“You bet your ass I did. I wanted to kick him in the balls. No one hurts my Kayleigh,” she said fiercely.
“Awww, I love you too, Karma.”
“How are you really feeling about this?” she asked me.
“I think I’m more confused than anything. I don’t get why he would do that. What would the point be?”
“Maybe he’s one of those guys that likes to rescue the damsel in distress.”
“What do you mean?”
“He tells you something that he knows will upset you and hopes that you’ll turn to him for comfort?”
“That’s just weird,” I told her.
“I agree, but then again not everyone is as awesome as we are.” Karma grinned at me and I had to smile back.
“What would I do without you?”
“You’d be a lost little sheep with no friends and terrible taste in clothes.”
I laughed. “Good thing you’re here then.”
We both went to bed a little while later. It was late, and I was tired from the competition. Luckily, we didn’t have practice tomorrow, so