"What the fuck is wrong with the people here."

You turned, eyes landing on an extremely distressed Marcus. He leaned against the locker beside yours, running a hand through his wet curls.

He looked a lot better than you saw him last time. Which was last night when he was kidnapped to be recruited into King's Dominion. Maybe except for the juice that was staining his white shirt. You were the one who'd gotten him away from the police before Maria had put a bag over his head.

"Last night, Saya kissed me to try and convince to not jump off a tower. And today? She walked past me like she didn't know me. On top of that, Maria tried recruiting me into her gang or whatever and i was the one who ended getting punched and threated by her boyfriend like I was the one flirting with her."

He groaned, his head tilting back against the lockers as he closed his eyes, murmuring under his breath "and a head full of pomegranate juice." He cracked an eye open, side eyeing you before speaking. "You're not gonna ditch me as well right?"