Oh he makes her so -- so -- frustrated ! Lacey grips the ends of her sweater sleeves, trying not to let it show just how thoroughly Drayton gets under her skin. Of course he's said more outlandish things before -- that's what makes him so frustrating. But nothing is going to be solved by stamping her foot and rising to the bait; if anything, she can just picture his infuriatingly cool attitude that somehow makes her feel naïve.
❝ I don't know that you're right at all. I lost to him, fair and square. ❞ Lacey has never once held back in battle, even though she'd sensed something ... off about Kieran. Something that stood out for its harshness even in a school as competitive and, honestly, cutthroat as Blueberry.
❝ Besides, even if you were approaching a point ... you weren't going to get anywhere chewing him out. He's -- I don't know. Maybe he's more intense than everyone else, and I know he didn't used to be, but is that so different from the rest of our school? ❞
@destinybcnds from here !