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Becca obviously knows Shane and I broke up They all uess there’s that

She’s heading toward the parking lot now That’s where the jocks and cheerleaders and otherwise popular crowd hang out, congregated around the cars their parents bought for the the peasants

I check my watch It’s been twenty minutes since the last bell Most of theh, I tuck a ard strand of my mouse-brown bob behind my ear, hike my backpack over my shoulder, and amble down the path, ready to avoid eye contact and walk the eight blocks home where I can hide in ht

Rounding the bend, I spot Steve Dip heading this ith two other guys from the football team My stomach clenches There’s a reason the wide receiver and Shane’s best friend is nicknamed Dipshit He’s an obnoxious ass with a cruel sense of humor

I hold nore me, like everyone else seems to be

Our eyes meet and he winks No such luck “Hey, BB You cost me fifty bucks!”

I frown What? I have no idea why he’s calling , especially not with the raucous laughter that follows

He brushes a hand through his cropped hair “Tell Dottie I’onna come in for a quickie later, will ya?”

“Bitehas he been sitting on that stupid joke? It’s far fro those lines When your mother’s the town bicycle, everyone feels the need to share their punch line with you He never dared say a word about her when Shane and I were together, but I guess it’s no holds barred now

“Is that an offer?” Steve grins “’Cause it sounds like that’d be ot this summer”

I liftto put as much distance as possible before this knot in my throat explodes into tears I told Shane I wanted to take it slow and he said that was fine He never pushed me