Chapter 36
June
And that was how I found out the real meaning of “the wrong crowd,” because having them both in my room was enough for me to make the same mistake again.
“What the hell is going on?”
With two fiery balls where her eyes were supposed to be, my mom barged into my room.
“Nothing!” My tone of voice was several octaves too high.
“What happened to your eyes, June?”
“Your paintings, I was so moved by their beauty.”
I stayed still in the middle of the room, but my stomach was doing backflips trying to prevent me from cracking up.
“Are you alone?”
“Yeah, who would I be—”
We looked out the window, where the backyard was full of guests. My mom’s eyes immediately darted to Will and James, who were deep in conversation along with Jasper.
“June, please be careful.”