Chapter 160-Oh Wolf!
Helanie:
"What are you doing, Helanie, with my stash?" Lamar asked as he sat down in the chair next to mine, his body hunched over so our faces were on the same level.
"Oh, it’s drugs?" I attempted the worst acting ever.
"What else did you think it was?" he replied with a small smile, probably thinking how stupid and naïve I was.
"I thought it was some sort of candy powder," I said, barely finishing my sentence before he snorted out a laugh. I almost punched him for laughing at me.
"You’re so adorable, Helanie. But nope! Don’t do that," he said, snatching the bag out of my lap. His sudden compliment caught me off guard.
"But—" I started to protest, only to stop when he raised a finger, silencing me.
"Do you even know what kind of drug this is? And you’ve never had drugs before. So you decided to try an unknown drug for the first time on a rooftop? Where did all your brains go?" he scolded, his tone sharp but strangely gentle. Unlike my brother back home, his words weren’t filled with judgment—just concern.
"I know what you did for me today," Lamar said, tucking the drugs into his jacket pocket. "You saved me."
"I know it sounds ridiculous when a guy says this. People usually assume, ’Oh well, so what if he was drunk? He probably enjoyed it, and men don’t really care.’ But it’s not true. It’s actually pretty sad because we do care. Everyone cares. Taking away someone’s choice to say no—" He paused, shoving his hands deeper into his pockets and straightening his back in the chair, turning his head away.
"It’s awful when people do that."