Page 40 of From Drummer to Gamer

He nodded.

“Bye.” I waved and started to walk away.

“Sierra.” His voice slithered over the room like an electric current. “Give me your phone.”

“Ah, okay,” I mumbled as I made my way to him.

His eyes never strayed from mine. Unlike me, he was in his usual baggy trackpants and sweatshirt, both in a shade of gray that brought out the sage green specks in his eyes.

“Here.” I extended my phone to him, and right when his hand was about to close around it, my stupid, dumb brain remembered an important detail. “Wait.” I snatched it back to my chest.

My wallpaper.

How could I forget it?

It was a collage of all my favorite pictures of him. And he can never, ever see that.

His hand froze midair as he frowned at me.

“Why do you want it?”

“My number. In case you need me.”

Butterflies.About a thousand butterflies flew around the puddle, which was once my heart.

Did he have to be this stunning and sweet at the same time? I didn’t even think he knew what his five simple words did to me.

“You can just tell me,” I mumbled as I thumbed my phone open and jotted down his number in my contacts.

“I’ll get going then.” My eyes dashed to him, watching me intently.

“Do you need me to drop you?”

I shook my head. “My friends will be picking me up,” I lied. I’d already called an Uber.

He gave me a curt nod. “Okay. Be careful.”

“I will.” I smiled sweetly, and before I could stop myself, I said, “Wish me luck.”

“For what?” He lifted a brow.

I shrugged. “My first day out in the city and all.”

His eyes grew gentle. “Good luck.”

My heart skipped a beat.

Thank you.

“Easy peasy,” Kiki squealed, her pink hair flying everywhere. “We wiped them out in minutes.”

“Yeah,” I mumbled as my eyes went straight to Vincent (Shadow Spider) and Alice (Arachnid Venom), standing with their team, Xerxes—our biggest opponents.

The reigning champions who held the title last year.

Vincent ranked number two, and his sister Alice was close to him at number three. They were a formidable duo in their team and had lightning-fast speed and reaction time, unlike anyone else.

It would be quite a challenge to take them on.

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