The snake pit is crowded tonight.It always is when Vaughn fights, and Vaughn always fights. He breaks noses almost as well as he breaks hearts.

Knight and Vaughn are the closest to each other, practically brothers, which is weird because they are also like fire and ice. Vaughn is a crazy artist with psychotic tendencies, and Knight is the definition of a popular jock.One is Edward Scissorhands; the other is Zac Efron's prettier long-lost brother.

Game over. You win. You conquered me even though it was me who marched into your territory unannounded.'I'm at a loss of words. So I choose to do the stupidest thing in the moment. I take a bite of the apple, press my lips to his, and we both bite it in the middle.The Lady and the Tramp style.

Mom and Dad clap. Bailey jumps up and down. Knight gives us a thumbs-up, and Vaughns rolls his eyes but smiles. Luna, Addy, Harper, and Camilo look at us likek they've won something. Happy in our happiness.And that's what good friends and families do.They pick you up and pull you out of the mud of your own mistakes.And when you're not the best version of yourself? Well, they're still there, waiting, because we're all fucking human.

I'm Daria Followhill.Cheer Captain.Rich Bitch.Little Miss Popular.See something you like? Too bad. I don't do boys. Men, on the other hand...

Knight is gorgeous, and not only does he know it, but he would also advertise it on a billboard if it were possible.

It's like looking at a scalloped picture, frayed at the edges. Everything blends in the background, and she stands out.

I didn't mean to save him all my firsts. But it happened, and a part of me is glad that it did. Because he was the first boy to give me a gift. The first boy to kiss me. To want to become my friend not because I was popular, but because I was me.He was the first boy who noticed the injured animal behind the camouflage of hostility and tried to give it water and shelter.

Tell me you still want to be my friend.' I gnaw at my lower lip.'I do. I am. I've always been your friend, Skull Eyes. Even four years ago.