Seb held back from clicking his tongue. This was what came of not updating people about important stuff. Not only do they get blindsided, but they also get the wrong idea.
“She’s not my stepsister, Jay,” Seb interrupted before his friend could finish the sentence. “She never was, and now she won’t ever be. Our parents have broken up.”
“Oh…?”
Seb sighed. Regretting how not being more open had landed him in this new mess, he went on, “That’s not all…”
The entire time that they were heading to their next class and waiting for it to start, Seb gave Jay a summary of what had been going on with him lately.
They both noticed upon arriving that Lewis wasn’t already in the classroom. They didn’t comment on it, but until the last moment, each of them was hoping to see their other friend come i
