Chapter 20: HELP! Now Everyone Thinks We’re a Love Triangle?!

Chapter 20: HELP! Now Everyone Thinks We're a Love Triangle?!

Step One: Run Away (And Fail, Obviously)

After the Love Tester Machine EXPLODED, people started whispering.

"Oh my! A love triangle?!"

"She's dating BOTH of them?"

"That's so scandalous… and romantic!"

I froze.

EXCUSE ME, WHAT?!

Damian and Lila just stood there, smiling.

LIKE THEY WEREN'T BEING ACCUSED OF A POLY RELATIONSHIP IN PUBLIC.

I grabbed Damian's sleeve. "Do something!"

He tilted his head. "Like what?"

I turned to Lila. "Help me out here!"

She thought for a second.

Then held my hand tighter.

"Why? It's not a bad idea."

I SCREAMED INTERNALLY.

Step Two: Make It Worse (Because Of Course)

I yanked my hands away.

"OKAY. WE ARE LEAVING."

Damian: "Not yet."

Lila: "We have more things to do."

I glared. "NO. MORE. DATE. ACTIVITIES."

Damian: "Fine."

…

WAIT.

TOO EASY.

I squinted. "What's the catch?"

Damian grinned. "Let's just take a photo before we go."

…Oh.

That's not so bad—

WAIT.

"YOU MEAN A COUPLE PHOTO?!"

Lila nodded. "Obviously."

I wanted to CRY.

Step Three: Get Trapped in a Romantic Photo

Before I could run, Lila grabbed my shoulders.

Damian stood behind me.

The photographer smiled. "Say 'love triangle'!"

I refused.

Damian: "Love triangle."

Lila: "Love triangle."

I hissed. "TRAITORS."

FLASH!

OH NO.

The photographer handed us the picture.

I looked.

…AND NEARLY FAINTED.

In the photo—

Lila was smiling sweetly, holding my hand.

Damian was behind me, looking at me like I was his entire world.

And me?

I LOOKED LIKE A SHY, BLUSHING PRINCESS.

I collapsed. "I'm ruined."

Damian pocketed the photo. "I'm keeping this."

Lila took a second copy. "Me too."

I screamed.

Step Four: Accept My Doom (Temporarily)

We FINALLY left