Chapter 4

Brooke stared at Tai in horror and shook her head rapidly. “God, no!” Brooke cried. “He’s—He was my cousin.”

“Was?”

“Let’s just say blood isn’t as strong as it seems,” Brooke muttered. “We don’t talk anymore.”

Tai shrugged and nodded, following Brooke in silence as she talked about the school. Tai honestly couldn’t care less, but Brooke seemed nice and sweet, and Tai didn’t want to be mean.

When the two girls finally made it to the changing rooms, Brooke led Tai over to the corner where Tai spotted a red-haired girl sitting next to a brown-haired girl. They were talking quietly, and Brooke sighed quietly.

“Hey,” Brooke called, and the two girls looked up, the brown-haired one smiling softly.

“Hey, I missed you this morning,” the brown-haired one said, and Brooke pointed to Tai.

“Sorry, I had to leave early to meet one of the new students!” Brooke said. “This is Tai. Tai, meet Indianna and Kimberly.”

Indianna smiled, and Tai raised her