ROSELLA
There could be worse things than being in a jail on the day of your graduation like seriously I get it I am an unlucky teenager all I did was cutting a traffic light for the 3rd time this month. The officer in front of me is probably a guy in his late twenties and for the last 15 min this bastards been staring at me and Jenna like we are a juicy steak he need to devour and he's been picking his nose gross before I could tell the asshole to stop looking for treasure in his nostrils Min Hoo aka Jenna's no nonsense twin and one of the few people whose company I could stand for more than 10 mints interrupt's me ex "can you call Theo or text him " he looked worried of course he was his father was gonna kill him this time I sighed " yeah sure " reluctantly I called Theo my elder brother
one ring two rings
come on pick up I didn't know what was worse calling my brother or staying the night in the cell prison whatever it was, even though there was one hundred person chance my brother was gonna murder me
"what's the issue sis"
"Hey brother dearest hmm well you guessed right there is issue "
Theo scoffed "are you in police station right no. I could clearly hear the gaming noises in the background followed by someone yelling at the game like there life depends on it
"No wait how did you know never mind please bail us out and don't tell mum and dad they are gonna freak out"
After a few seconds Theo dryly responded "which police station" the booger police officer was now talking to Jenna while Min Hoo was sitting with his head in his hands he was probably crying I told Theo the details he surprisingly he responded calmly "okay he'll be there in 10 mints. Before I could ask about who "he" is Theo hanged up figured the one time I wanted him to elaborate he'd ditch me for his gaming dudes. I was shocked he hadn't freaked out yet considering Theo was more protective of me than my parents because of that "incident" he was a too much protective which annoyed me sometimes I can't blame him our child hood had been a hundred shades of misery or that everyone tells me and I loved Theo a lot but sometimes his overprotectiveness bothered me too much . I glanced towards Minho who was now looking at me I slightly nodded at him and he understood well in guess the perks of being friends with the right people pay off sometimes I sighed while waiting for the mysterious "he" shows up it could be anyone Theo have no shortage of friends he'd been Mr. popular basketball player top student homecoming king in high school the president of gaming club in collage
I was his complete opposite not that I wasn't popular I am pretty confident on that part but I hated the lime light and I can't stand most of the people I prefer being alone or with Jenna or Minho were Theo was life of every party I stand in the corner trying not to murder anyone most of the people were fake which annoyed me the most that's why I prefer being with Jenna and Minho. I have known them since our juice bag days I know they aren't fake there smiles are genuine Minho and Jenna are total opposites Jenna is a vibrant bubbly but hell a scary person she's to chaotic whereas Minho is shy mute and no non sense person I was interrupted by another police officer who announced that someone was here to bail us out when my eyes clashed with a pair of familiar blue eyes I feel I was going to throw up not my dad or my cousin Andrew even worse the last person I expected Adrian hale my next door neighbor and my brothers friend can't I get more unlucky today he looked at me and smirked I wanted to punch it out from his face every time I see him and his smirk I glanced towards Minho who was now standing next to me he panicked "why is Adrian here did Theo send him? He'll be mocking you for bailing us for the rest your life ." I cleared my throat and answered him in a serious tone "I don't know Theo is a asshole for sending this bastard I am gonna kill him, for this "the boogie officer returned and opened the cell So when the booger-picking officer swings open the cell door and announces we're free, I should've been relieved. Happy. Maybe even grateful.
But no. Life decided to slap me across the face in designer heels and serve me Adrian bloody Hale with a side of smug.
His icy blue eyes lock with mine, and I swear my brain short-circuits like an overheated toaster.
"Oh, look," he drawls, voice soaked in arrogance. "Graduating straight into a criminal record. Impressive, Young."
Kill me. Somebody actually kill me.
He steps inside, all tall and lean, with his messy blond hair that probably costs more to style than my entire skincare routine. He's got that biker jacket on again—the one that makes half the girls in our neighborhood write bad poetry and post it on Pinterest.
I want to throw a shoe at him.
Min Hoo stiffens next to me. Jenna mutters under her breath, "Of course he shows up. The devil's assistant."
Same, bestie. Same.
"Why are you here?" I ask, arms crossed, fully ready to throw hands—or a law book, whichever's closer.
Adrian lifts an eyebrow like I just asked him to recite Shakespeare in Mandarin. "Theo sent me, cupcake. He was mid-boss fight and said—and I quote—'I ain't dying in this raid to babysit my feral sister.'"
I hate everything.
Min Hoo, bless his pure little heart, whispers, "Can we just leave before he makes this worse?"
Too late.
Adrian shoots him a look, then turns back to me with that look—the one that makes girls giggle and me want to scream.
"You coming or should I let the officer give you another ten minutes of nose-mining entertainment?"
I glare.
He smirks.
Jenna snorts.
And I do the only reasonable thing a girl can do in this moment of personal humiliation:
I grab my bag, step forward, and slam my shoulder into Adrian's as I pass by.
"You know," he says behind me, "they say assaulting the guy who bailed you out is frowned upon."
"They also say smug little rich boys get punched in the face," I shoot back without turning around.
He laughs.
God, I hate that laugh.