Chapter 35

Kevin took my hand and bolted through the cafeteria, taking me with him. I looked back to see Ashton at his usual level of anger now. Melissa and Callie sat with their mouths agape. He didn’t stop running until we were around the corridor and I didn’t have much of a choice but to follow. After he finally decided to stop, he turned around with an excited grin on his face. I was panting at this point. This kind of exercise was not for me. “Kevin!” I yelled when I managed to catch my breath. “I think you just made it worse. Did that book I hit you with remove all your rationality? You’re going to make Ashton mad at you again." “Ashton was in a decent mood, so I decided to push his buttons a little,” Kevin laughed as I shook my head in disbelief. He grinned at me and then grimaced. “He’s yelling at me right now. He’s gonna kill me later.” “How can you be so calm?” I asked incredulously. “And how can you even hear him from this far away?” “I’ll tell you later, but