Keep From Falling (Markson Grove Series Book 1) by Amy Vanessa Miller Page B

me. I don’t turn away though, not this time. Instead, I tilt my head to the side and look at him sadly for a moment, remembering the damaged guy I met two years ago at The Misfit Mansion . His expression softens as his eyes seem to be searching my face for an answer to a secret question.
    I notice Evan watching this exchange. His curious eyes are watching us closely, and as soon as I realize this, I instantly turn away to face the front of the class.

 
    Evan
     
    In the library during fifth period, while I’m attempting to get ahead of some homework, Kelsie rushes over to my table eagerly.
    “Why didn’t you tell me you had a free period during fifth?” she asks out of breath. The librarian hisses for Kelsie to sit and to be quit.
    Kelsie makes an annoyed face but sits down next to me anyway. She continues to stare me down as she waits for my reply.
    I shrug, “I didn’t think it mattered.”
    “Well, if you had a phone that actually worked you’d have seen what I just saw.” She pulls out her phone and slides it over to me.
    “It’s not totally broken,” I begin to say but stop abruptly when I see the picture opened on her screen. “Where did you get this?” I ask, feeling my stomach turn uneasily.
    “ Facebook , Evan. You know that little social network that you never use?”
    “Who posted it?”
    “Like, five different people.”
    I slide the phone back to her. “It’s her,” I say indifferently, and her eyes grow wide with excitement.
    “ This is who she’s seeing?” She shrieks.
    The librarian hisses for Kelsie to be quiet a second time. “Sorry,” Kelsie says back, which only seems to annoy the librarian even more.
    “Yeah. She’s with Skylar.” I whisper, turning my attention back to my math homework.
    “And you didn’t think to tell me that this morning?”
    “I didn’t know she was telling the world,” I return bitterly.
    Kelsie shrugs, “Maybe she’s not. She’s not tagged, neither is Skylar.”
    “Anyway, it doesn’t matter. She’s with Skylar and our kiss was a big mistake.”
    “Did she kiss you back?”
    I narrow my eyes. “I’ve already gone through all of this with Derrick. I’m done talking about it. Doesn’t change anything anyway.”
    “You went to Derrick and not me? Evan, what would make you think that would be a good idea?”
    I shrug. “Because I know you Kels, I already know what you would have said.”
    “And what’s that?” She asks curiously.
    “To leave it alone and not to mess with their relationship. I mean, it’s pretty obvious, isn’t it? Why would I consider doing something like that to them?”
    She shrugs, “It doesn’t hurt to just be her friend, though. Becoming her friend doesn’t hurt anyone especially if she’s a lesbian, right?”
    “See, that’s what I’m not so sure about,” I say, sitting up in my chair and turning to face her. “She wanted me to kiss her. She told me so.”
    “Seriously?”
    I nod.
    “So when did it change?”
    “She stopped the kiss and that’s when she told me she was involved with Skylar.” I lower my head. “I was so pissed, Kels. I would have never kissed her had I known. You know that.”
    “I know that, Ev.” She pats my hand. “You should try to be her friend, though. You like her. Isn’t having her around as a friend better than not at all?”
    I sigh and shake my head. “Maybe if she was a friend already. But I don’t know her yet, and I think that’s the best way to keep it, don’t you?”
    Kelsie picks the phone up off the table and slides it into the side pocket of her backpack. “I guess that’s it then. We’ll find you someone else.”
    I squint my eyes as though the words she’s saying cause me physical pain. “I don’t want to look for anyone else.”
    Kelsie lays her cheek down on the table and looks up at me with big, sad eyes. “You’re too good of a guy to not have a great girl to spoil.”
    I laugh. “If you hadn’t fallen for that doofus, Derrick, you’d