Page 60 of Bad Prince
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That lands.
Not cruel.
Just true.
Lila softens first.
“You could date, you know?”
“I choose not to.”
Mara smirks.
“No, you’re picky.”
I lean back.
“None of them are good enough.”
The table explodes.
“Ooooh.”
“Standards.”
“Who hurt you?”
I grab my water.
“No one.”
Which isn’t exactly a lie.
It’s just incomplete.
Lila nudges me.
“What about basketball boy?”
I don’t react fast enough.
They see it.
The vultures circle.
“Vale.”
“I saw him watching you.”
“You knew him before, right?”
I keep my expression neutral.
“We went to the same school for a year.”
“And?”
“And nothing.”
