Cortello - D'Angelo

c h a p t e r e i g h t

𝗪𝗔𝗥𝗡𝗜𝗡𝗚: 𝖳𝗁𝗂𝗌 𝖻𝗈𝗈𝗄 𝖼𝗈𝗇𝗍𝖺𝗂𝗇𝗌 𝗆𝖾𝗇𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇 𝗈𝖿 𝖽𝗋𝗎𝗀 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝖺𝗅𝖼𝗈𝗁𝗈𝗅 𝖺𝖻𝗎𝗌𝖾, 𝖺𝗌𝗌𝗎𝗅𝗍, 𝗏𝗂𝗈𝗅𝖾𝗇𝖼𝖾, 𝖽𝖾𝖺𝗍𝗁 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝖼𝗈𝗇𝗍𝖺𝗂𝗇𝗌 𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗆𝖾𝗌 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝖼𝗁𝖺𝗋𝖺𝖼𝗍𝖾𝗋𝗌 𝗂𝗇 𝖺𝗌𝗌𝗈𝖼𝗂𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇 𝗐𝗂𝗍𝗁 𝖫𝖦𝖡𝖳𝖰𝖨𝖠+ 𝖢𝗈𝗆𝗆𝗎𝗇𝗂𝗍𝗒. 𝖨𝖿 𝖺𝗇𝗒 𝗈𝖿 𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗌𝖾 𝗌𝗁𝗈𝗎𝗅𝖽 𝖻𝖾 𝗍𝗋𝗂𝗀𝗀𝖾𝗋𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗈𝗋 𝖽𝗈 𝗒𝗈𝗎 𝖽𝗈 𝗇𝗈𝗍 𝖺𝗀𝗋𝖾𝖾 𝗐𝗂𝗍𝗁 𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗆, 𝖨 𝗐𝗈𝗎𝗅𝖽 𝖺𝖽𝗏𝗂𝗌𝖾 𝗒𝗈𝗎 𝗍𝗈 𝗌𝗍𝗈𝗉 𝗋𝖾𝖺𝖽𝗂𝗇𝗀.

𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘌𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 - 𝘚𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘭

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I was in first period. Camila was next to me and Derek was next her.

Altogether there were only fifteen people in the class including me, Derek and Camila. There was short video playing on the screen that I wasn't paying attention to. The teacher was sitting at her table, not paying attention to us and most people in the class weren't actually paying attention to the video. Derek and Camila were submerged in their own conversation and they did try to include me but I wasn't paying attention so they kept talking amongst themselves.

My thoughts were focused on my brothers. There's no doubt that Kaden probably told the rest of my brothers about what I said to him and there was no doubt that Avery, Hayes and Blake were just as pissed off as he was.

Honestly, I don't understand why Kaden was tht pissed off. He was the on who was talking about me like I was a burden to him but he gets offended when his words come back to bite him in the ass. Technically, I don't know if they were his words but I sure as hell know he did agree with whoever said it.

First period was spent like it started except the class quietened down and we actually started doing proper work. Before I knew it, bell rang and it was time for second period.

Derek and I stopped at our lockers which were located in the same hallway. We got out books for English and we started walking together. Our walk was silent, the two of us walking in sync.

"So," I looked at Derek as he started talking, "how come you transferred?" He quirked an eyebrow at me.

I expected the question to pop up some time, I just didn't expect it to come from Derek.

"Family issues." I answered barley loud enough for me to even hear, "I just moved here."

"Cool." Derek nodded.

We were submerged in silence again for a few minutes. Every few minutes, a few people were greeting Derek, all of them looking to be about our age.

"You looked pretty flustered and out of breath this morning." Derek pointed out after a few minutes of silence, "Where you hiding from someone or...?" Derek trailed off, waiting for me to answer.

"I was running away from my brothers." I admitted the truth without thinking. I seem to be doing that a lot.

"What? Why?" Derek's mouth was slightly parted as he waited for my answer.