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"I know your fah quite the ordeal and I’o "I just hope you understand that unfortunate things like this are going to happen throughout your life, but that doesn’t give you the excuse to not live up to what’s expected of you"

Jesus Christ It’s a fucking research paper It’s not like I’ree with hi day to play preacher

"Mr Mulligan, Les was the only sibling I had, so I actually don’t foresee this happening again As much as it seems like it happens repeatedly, she can only kill herself once"

The way his eyebrows crease together and his lips tighten into a fir at all Which is good, because I wasn’t trying to be a

"Some situations should remain off-limits to your sarcasm," he says flatly "I would hope you would have a little more respect for your sister than that"

As irls today, I hate the fact that I can’t punch teachers even more I i, stopping just inches from him, o rigid and I can’t help but feel a sense of satisfaction knowing I’ve scared him I look him directly in the eyes, clench ive a shit if you’re a teacher, a student, or a goddaain" I stare at hi on his reaction When he fails to say anything, I turn around and grabthe classroom

I’ve been convinced I was an apparently chose not to report our little interaction, because nothing has been said or done and it’s now lunch break

Moving along

"Holder," someone says fro up to aveher standing here just reo, then that reminds me of the pictures she was at my house for, then that reminds me of Les, then that reain

"How are you?" she asks hesitantly "I haven’t heard from you since" Her voice trails off, so I answer her quickly, not wanting her to feel she has to go into uilty that she seeht she was pretty clear hat happened between us I hope she is, anyway "Did you u it up without sounding like a coht from one foot to the other and look back up at her "Did you want ht what happened"

"No," she says quickly "No You thought right I justI don’t know" She shrugs and looks as though she already regrets this conversation "Holder, I just wanted toru if I didn’t say they have me worried I felt like I made that day at your house all aboutup at all"

She looks guilty for even bringing up the rumors, but she shouldn’t feel that way She’s the only person all day to actually make an active effort to ensure the rumors aren’t true "I’m okay," I assure her "Rumors are rumors, Amy"

She s out ofI want her to do is worry about me I wrap my arms around her and whisper in her ear "I promise, Amy You don’t need to worry about me, okay?"

She nods, then pulls away fro nervously down the hall to her left, then to her right "Tho the fact that she pulled away froly

"Tho his dad with yard stuff, I guess?"

She purses her lips together and shakes her head "Take care, Holder" she says, turning to walk away

I put s in my locker, then head to the cafeteria I walk in several minutes after the cafeteria has filled up with people, and at first it’s like any other day at lunch But once people begin to spot me as I make my way to the table where Daniel is seated, the voices drop entire octaves and eyes can’t seem to mind their own business

The amount of drama I’ve witnessed today is comical, really Everyone I pass, even people I’ve been friends with for years, all seeht miss the moment that I completely break down and lose it I hate to disappoint thes today Nobody’s going to be losing it, so they ular routine