“You know exactly what I mean,” I pressed.
“No, I really don't.Care to clarify?”Zane challenged.
“You're just playing with her feelings, lying to her.It's all part of your sick little game.Look at what you did to Emily!”I snapped.
“I didn't do anything to Emily, did I?”
“Not directly, but you're still involved.”
“I'm not,” he insisted, clearly irritated.
“You broke into the school!”I accused.
“No, Clous did that.I was just along for the ride,” he defended himself.
“Didn't you bring alcohol and drink it while doing who knows what?”
“As a matter of fact, I didn't bring anything.I just accepted what was offered to me,” he replied, trying to justify his actions as if he were innocent.
“Oh, come on.You're impossible to talk to,” I said, exasperated.
“But here we are, having a conversation, don't we?”he smirked.
I was pissed.It felt like anything I said would only lead to a clever comeback.He had annoyed me far more than I anticipated.Just then, I seized the chance to ask one last question.
“Who wrote my name in that classroom?”I inquired, watching for any shift in his utterly relaxed demeanor.
“I did,” he replied.My jaw dropped, and I could feel the tension in my body rising.
“Why?”I pressed for more information.
“And I'll tell you the next time we meet,” he said with a playful smirk.I rolled my eyes in frustration.
“So you can come up with a decent lie?”I shot back with a half-smile, half-scowl.
“Unlike you, I don't tell lies.I might not tell the whole truth,
but I never lie,” he countered, leaning closer to me.
“I don't lie,” I retorted, pulling away, feeling slightly offended.
“Really?”he challenged, turning his attention to Marco, who had just pulled in.
“Oh great, I didn't know it was supposed to rain today,” Jessica said, appearing from behind us, clearly annoyed.
“Let's hurry; we'll be late,” she urged, strolling nonchalantly into the downpour, with Zane’s car just a few steps away.
“Luna, are you coming?”Marco called out, cracking open his car window slightly.
My mind was a whirlwind of confusion.I didn't have to question it; I already knew.But did I really?Was Zane being honest with me?Why would he suggest that I was lying?I hadn't mentioned theVipersrecently to Marco.I simply didn't share the entire truth.
“Do you have any idea who did it?”
“No, I don't.”
That was a lie.
The drive to the cinema took about fifteen minutes.Ten minutes in, and we hadn't spoken a word.I could still see the tension etched across Marco’s face.
