If I thought the bonfire party was peak drama, I was DEAD wrong.Because Plot Twist Number 18:Zayne's psycho ex, Amara, transferred back to our school.
Ivy:"Who let that demoness in here?"
Me:"It's giving uninvited sequel villain."
The moment she stepped into the cafeteria in designer sunglasses indoors, everything went slow-mo. The dramatic wind-in-hair effect. The sinister smile. The fact that she literally blew a kiss at Zayne while I sat RIGHT THERE chewing my jollof rice like a hostage.
"Who is that?" I asked Ivy through gritted teeth.
"Amara."The name itself sounded like a final boss.
Plot Twist Number 19:She marched over to our table, flicked her hair, and went"Oh… you must be the charity case."
I dropped my fork."And you must be the leftover."
Ivy nearly died.
Zayne dragged a hand down his face."Amara, go away."
"Aww, come on. I was just saying hi to your… what is she? Tutor? Pet?"
"Girlfriend," Zayne said without thinking.
Dead. Silence.
Plot Twist Number 20:Even Lucifer the Cat, who had been eating someone's fried chicken under the table, looked up like "DAAANG."
Me:"Wait, what?"
Zayne:"What?"
Ivy:"WHAT?!"
Amara:"Huh?!"
I was about to combust.
Plot Twist Number 21:Amara tried to slap me.Missed.Ivy tripped her.She fell headfirst into a tray of spaghetti.The whole café ERUPTED.
I swear I heard someone yell "WORLDSTAR!"
The Emergency Ice Cream Date
To escape the chaos (and pending suspension), Zayne grabbed my hand and dragged me out of school.
Plot Twist Number 22:We ended up at an ice cream shop called "Cold Criminals" because apparently that's a thing now.
We both sat there, still panting from running and trauma, with me glaring at him over my double chocolate cone.
"So…" I began.
"So."
"Girlfriend?"
He smirked, his stupid perfect lips stained with vanilla.
"Couldn't think of a better word. Unless you prefer 'future wife.'"
Plot Twist Number 23:I straight-up choked on my ice cream.
"Zayne. Carter. Don't play with me."
"I'm not. I don't play with people I actually—"
"STOP."I slapped a hand over his mouth.
Plot Twist Number 24:A little old lady behind us whispered,"Ahh, young love. Beautiful."
I wanted to crawl under the table and live there.
Trauma Report:
Got into a fight
Fake-dated my enemy-turned-crush
Accidentally became his "girlfriend"
Witnessed Ivy trip a demon in public
May or may not be in love with a chaos gremlin named Zayne