Rebellion Project by Sara Schoen Read Free Book Online

eyes. I tried to block them out as I waited for Parker, who clearly wasn’t hearing any of this. Otherwise she would have told each of them to shut the hell up and leave me alone. It was difficult enough being in the middle of my parents’ divorce, but to have them be so rude about it just wasn’t right. Didn’t they respect anyone other than themselves?
    Another voice chimed in. “I thought it was because her dad was trying to give her some freedom and she didn’t know what to do with it, so she panicked and ran away from home.”
    “Maybe she just decided that she wanted out,” a familiar male voice stated behind me. I rolled my eyes again and took a deep breath to relax before I came face to face with Kayden. Whenever he wanted to get close to me I knew I was in for trouble, and I hadn’t been in the mood for it lately—which for some reason piqued his interest in me more, unfortunately.
    “What do you want, Kayden?”
    He smiled, knowing he had my attention, which is all he ever wanted. “I hear you want to shed the good girl reputation to become a rebel,” he stated matter-of-factly. Clearly, he had been eavesdropping on Parker’s and my conversation. There’s no other way he could have heard me say rebel.
    I turned to see him give me his signature lopsided grin. It would have had most girls swooning, but I wasn’t most girls. I was above his looks and vapid personality, though I had to admit he was easy on the eyes. He couldn’t trick me like the other girls though, his personality would switch depending on who he was with. When he’s nice to me, or even talking to me, there was something else he wanted. He never came to me as a friend.
    “What’s it to you?” I asked in a huff. I tried to remind myself he’s the star soccer player all the girls were swooning over whenever he came around. He wouldn’t stop to talk to someone who didn’t give him a second glance unless he needed something from them. Unless they were me, then all he wanted to do was make my life a living hell. Well, too late. It already was.
    “I’m just here to help you, GG,” he said, giving me the same breathtaking smile. Something was going on, I just had to wait for the blow to come and hope I could take it. Though in this state, I wasn’t sure I could.
    “How’s that? I was pretty sure your motto was, ‘Why help you, when I can help myself?’ Which, so you know, makes you sound exactly like the arrogant jerk you are.”
    “Well, to shed your reputation and rebel against your dad more, you need to shed the virgin white, and I’m just offering to help.” He leaned against the wall lockers casually, waiting for my reply. I glanced at Parker, who turned her attention to our conversation so she could listen in. He had been listening to us talk. Was anything private when it came to him? I could tell his words had a double meaning, but he had effectively lost me.
    “What do you mean?”
    “Your virginity, it’s got to go,” he said bluntly with a devilish smile.
    As I looked into his eyes to see if he was joking, but not surprisingly he didn’t waver. He was serious. While I wanted to explore my new found freedom a little more. I just wasn’t that desperate. My mom had given me more than enough for right now. I could grow on my own, including learning to have a little fun with the people who messed with me. “And you’re offering to help with that?” I questioned.
    “Who would be better for it, my little rebel?” he asked as he leaned closer, as if I was going to fall under his spell. Too bad for him, I knew better.
    “Just about anyone else,” I sneered as I slammed Parker’s locker shut, grabbed her hand, and turned on my heel to head to class.
    “Oh look, GG must be running to tell a teacher that we’re bullying her. I guess she doesn’t have anyone else to tattle to since her father isn’t a faithful source anymore. After he cheated on her mom, she has no one to trust anymore.” Kayden chuckled as he