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TheI’ve had for thirteen ood His face would feel so good against ht of it makes me smile as I clench my fists and inhale a breath

But Grayson quickly becoht when I look over his shoulder and see Sky across the parking lot, cli lot to look for Grayson She just climbs into her car, shuts her door, and leaves

It’s in that moment that I realize he’s full of shit

They weren’t sitting together at lunch

She wasn’t at the party with hi for hi for hi falls into place as Grayson takes a step back, gaugingfor me to take his bait Sky doesn’t care about hi to her in the hallway She doesn’t give a shit about him and he doesn’t want me to know that

He’s not worth it, I repeat tolot, then I slowly refocusto this new realization, but his jaw is clenched tighter than his fists He wants et kicked out of school

He doesn’t deserve to get a single da he wants

I raise my arm His eyes dart to my hand and he puts his own hands up in defense I point the clicker towardmy doors I silently walk around hi lot without giving hi for

Fuck him He’s not worth it

Chapter Ten

I open the refrigerator door because I’ to eat in over thirteen le bite of food since Les died and it’s weird that I’m still alive after all this tiht a second to kick on, even after I have the door open As soon as the contents of the refrigerator are illule shelf is stuffed with Les’s jeans They’re all folded neatly on the shelves of the refrigerator and it pisses me off because this is where the food should be and I’ry

I open one of the crisper drawers, hoping the food is hidden in there, but there’s no food Just another pair of neatly folded jeans I shut it and open the other crisper drawer and her jeans are in there, too

Howpairs of jeans does she need? And why are they in the refrigerator where the food is supposed to be?

I close the refrigerator door and open the freezer, but I’, only this tis labeled "Les’s jeans" I slam the freezer door shut, irritated, and turn toward the pantry, hoping to find so to eat in there

I walk around the kitchen island and look down

I see her

I squeeze ain, but she’s still there

Les is huddled in a fetal position on the kitchen floor, her back pressed up against the pantry door

This makes no sense

How is she here?

She’s been dead for thirteen ry

"Dean," she whispers

Her eyes flick open and I immediately have to reach ainst the island My body suddenly becoht before ive out and I fall to my knees in front of her

Her eyes are open wide now and they’re coray eyes that are searching for ain in a hoarse whisper She blindly reaches her arers feel around in front of her

I want to help her I want to reach out and grab her hand but I’hs tooeverything I can to liftain control overnow, saying ins to close up and now I can’t even cal will come out I work the ht and my mouth won’t open