and then they would head to Mark ’ s place to party . Imagine Grey ’ s surprise when the old Tahoe had pulled up and he discovered a pretty college girl in the passenger seat , three more girls in the second row , and one more sitting in the trunk with Poole and Rock , two friends of Mark ’ s whom Grey disliked . Not only that , but Aaron Dunbar , whom Mark and Grey had hung around with in high school , was hugging the Tahoe ’ s passenger side and holding onto the crossbars and running boards with his hands and feet for dear life . In that moment , Grey figured out how he was expected to ride , and regretted agreeing to go out with the guy .
This is so typical of Mark , he thought as his friend made a harsh turn onto Cherry Street . He tightened his grip on the crossbar and frowned at Aaron , whose face mirrored Grey ’ s anger and annoyance . He gets an idea , but never thinks through how he ’ s going to accomplish it or how many problems he ’ ll cause others . Especially when a bit of fun ’ s involved !
Even as he cursed Mark , however , he knew he and Aaron weren ’ t blameless . They had , after all , both forgotten to press Mark for details , even though he was notorious for never figuring things out till the last minute . And even after that , they were still hanging onto the sides of his car out of their own desires for a little fun . Booze , shrooms , and pretty ladies from the local community college . What more could you ask for ?
Still , Grey wished he was inside the car , impressing everyone with his knowledge of every song on Mark ’ s Spotify playlist and chatting up the girls in the car . He was especially interested in the one girl who had introduced herself as Princess and wore a frilly white dress with a short skirt and puffy sleeves . Sweet Lolita style , she ’ d called it . Whatever it was , it wasn ’ t something Grey saw on most girls he ran into , and he found it kind of exciting . He
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