Chapter 14

“Your room is pretty man-centric. Where are all the girl musicians? Ever heard of Hole or Garbage?” Megan stepped in, her dress grazing the floor. She looked around at the posters plastering his walls. “Metallica. Guns N’ Roses. Iron Maiden. Faith No More.” She crossed her arms over her stomach. “Rage Against the Machine.” She glanced at him and smirked. “I think Zach de la Rocha, the lead singer, is pretty cute. You know he’s half native.”

“Actually, no. His father is Mexican-American.” Xavier wished he’d have kept his mouth shut. Didn’t feel like having a conversation about cultural heritage or whatnot.

“Isn’t that the same thing, though? I mean, the Mexicans were there first, right? So they’re kind of native.”