Oliver is Troubleby Pouncer |
| Ryan knows Oliver is trouble. Nobody believes him. Marissa thinks Oliver is a troubled guy who just needs a friend. Seth likes Oliver’s house in Palm Springs. Summer, well, Ryan’s never been able to figure out how she thinks. But Ryan knows. Something about Oliver makes the fine hairs at the back of his neck stand straight up. Oliver has a glint in his eye that drives Ryan crazy. He smirks when he talks. And he always says something to make Ryan feel bad about himself.
Ryan’s seen that glint before, in his mother’s worst boyfriends. He’s seen his mother hand over rent money, and food, and herself, because of her man’s demand. He’s known the sickening feeling of a fist slamming into his ribcage because the boyfriend of the week decided that Ryan was being too assertive. Ryan knows Oliver is just like them. He has money, and a fancy penthouse, but he’s identical to the worst of the boyfriends. Ryan had raged under their reign, but he couldn’t do anything about them. His mother would never listen to him. Now Marissa won’t hear him, believes that Ryan’s jealous. Ryan wishes he were only jealous. But he knows better. |
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