You’re Mine by Penny Brooks

Chapter 189

Easton

We're exiting the bus in one of the giant Disneyland parking lots when Ryan grabs hold of my arm and pulls me aside.

“I brought something,’ he says, holding up his backpack.

“Like what?” Knowing him, he packed some extra good snacks, which we're allowed to have so it's no big deal.

Don't know why he didn't bust them out while we were still on the bus, but whatever.

“This.” He unzips the top of his backpack, opening it up and revealing what's inside.

At first I see nothing, but then my eyes adjust to the light and it becomes super obvious.

The dumbass I brought a small baggie of fuckin’ weed.

“Seriously?” I push his backpack closed and shove it into his chest.

“They catch us with that, we're done for.

No walking at graduation.

No nothing.

Your parents will kill you.” And mine will kill me.

Definitely not worth the risk.

Ryan clutches his backpack to him, rolling his eyes.

"Give me a break.

We can smoke out behind the bus, just pass the joint between us for a few puffs.

No biggie.

It'll be epic.” “You have joints in there too?” How much weed did the guy bring with him? Ryan nods, looking real pleased with himself.

looking for us.” They're still unloading the buses, and it's going to be a while until everything is under semi—control and they

like a dumbass, I fall into line and follow Ryan everywhere

not a

I never have been.

couple of hits off that joint to

Harper and I had that conversation about who could be the one who's spray painting shitty messages about my girl everywhere we

could be

she doesn't believe it's Aisha, but

doesn't give a shit

some sort of sick

What the fuck ever.

we go to the far side of the

circle facing inward, no one able to see what the hell we're doing as Ryan brings

brings it to his lip and takes

"Nice."

it over, I say, glancing over my shoulder to make

believe

her eyes

into huge trouble.” “Keep your voice down and we won't,” Ryan

couple of hits, then pass the joint to Sadie, who puts the joint

doesn't say

appearance, which tells

no one

some?” Sadie asks her when she’s done, holding the joint

shakes her head, her

“Why not?” I

we get caught?” “You're wasting precious time, Harp.” Ryan's voice is full

hand it over.” She takes

“You go girl!"

of body spray out of her bag and spraying it everywhere once

away from the girls, laughing the entire way as we join the rest of our senior class, who are all now clustered in a

what we can

high, is my

nudges me in the ribs with his elbow,