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I walked right into the back of Lauren as I watched Luke pulling Libby away fro, do you?" Lauren asked

"No! Gesh, Lauren, you know better than that"

"I know, but the last couple of months, the two of them have been at each other nonstop Now, they’re prettywhat she just said…"

I shook o back to noro of Libby, and she turned her back to his will never be norain, Alex"

I turned and looked at her "What do you mean?"

"Alex, come on I know you and Will are happy and all, but you have to see how the rest of us are all drifting apart Luke never does anything if he thinks Libby will be there--or worse yet, if Jason and Libby are both there Colt hasn’t talked to , Lauren"

She shrugged her shoulders "I guess so, but still We all used to be so close, Alex Maegan is acting like soest dick on the planet, and somehow, she is the only one who doesn’t see it Taylor is burying herself in schoolwork and has no life whatsoever Things are not the sae, and well…"

I saw the tears building in her eyes, and my heart broke

"I just want us to be…us I want us to have fun without everyone fighting I’ broken, I’m just afraid it will never be fixed"

I pulled Lauren into"Shh…it’s okay, Lauren I promise you, I’ll fix this I pro at us I knew he had been hurt so badly the night he admitted to Lauren that he liked her, and she’d walked away He had begun dating Rachel again, and I kneas so unhappy Every ti to him, he would just tell me that he was fine

Colt looked directly at me and mouthed, Is she okay?

I shtly

Lauren pulled back and wiped her eyes "I’m sorry What a baby I ae, and it’s just going to be me, Taylor, and Colt left"

"I know, honey I’ by with Luke following closely behind her

I grabbed his arm and stopped him "What did you say to her?" I asked as I looked at Libby walking over to everyone else