6:50 p.m. โธ โwhatโs that on your neck?โ your little brother asked, frowning at the few purple bruises splayed across your skin that you forgot to cover up.
you panicked for a second, knowing well that the culprit was right across the table, staring down at his plate of pancakes like it was the last thing he would ever see. your boyfriend, jay, was trying to collect himself while you were floundering for words.
โyour sister accidentally burned herself with the curling iron,โ jay lied coolly for you, and you were almost impressed with how smooth he was until your best friend, nishimura riki, decided to open his mouth.
โtheyโre lying to you,โ riki said. โhe gave her a hickey.โ
while your little brother tried to figure out what in the world a hickey was and you tried to convince him it wasnโt a big deal, riki was being chased around the house by your angry boyfriend.
