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When confronted with reports froant, cynical, and manipulative responses, and educators report history of sensation-seeking (renowned sexual reputation) and iant self-appraisal and superficial charm; inability to tolerate boredom; is self-assured, voluble, and verbally facile

Continue to monitor for probable Oppositional Defiant Disorder; possible eventual diagnosis of Conduct Disorder or Narcissistic Personality Disorder

I CLOSED THE FOLDER WITHOUT CEREMONY AND handed it back to Noah

"Why do you have twothat?" Noah drew back, searching for soust, maybe Or fear

"It’s not you," I said to him, and softly

The corner of Noah’s mouth lifted in a slow sht, I decided then Our files were part of us--the parts that people wanted to fix But they weren’t all of us They weren’t ere Only we could decide that

I swungover Noah’s waist and straddled him "Maybe the uncooperative part’s true You’re very"--I brushed "

Jaot that he was there

"You okay?" I asked him

"If okay means ‘pessimistic, unstable, and manipulative,’ then sure," Jamie said cheerfully "‘Patient des in terood or all bad His views of others change quickly, leading to intense and unstable relationships,’" he recited from memory "‘Patient demonstrates conflict about sexual orientation and is preoccupied with the sexual histories of others Demonstrates a classic pattern of identity disturbance--an unclear, unstable self-ie--as well as impulsivity and e tired He closed his file, chucked it like a Frisbee at the opposite wall, and leaned back with his arentlemen, Jamal Feldstein-Roth"

I blinked "Wait, Jarin "My parents are liberal Jews fro Island, okay? They wanted e" Ja--my middle name is Amitra I’m just surprised"

"Amitra," Noah mused "Mystery solved"

"What is that?" Jaed

"Randomly?"

I shook my head "Mom’s Indian"

"What does it mean?" Jamie asked me

"What does Jamal mean?" I asked him

"Point taken"

"I probably have about as e as you do to your African heritage," I said "My mother’s favorite food is sushi"

"Latkes" Jamie smiled for a second, but then it faltered "This is bullshit," he said suddenly "We’re teenagers We’re supposed to be sarcastic"

"And preoccupied with sex," I chimed in

"And impulsive," Noah added

"Exactly," Jamie said "But we’re in here and they’re out there?" He shook his head slowly "Everyone’s a little crazy The only difference between us and them is that they hide it better" He paused "Itkind of makes me want to burn this place down?" He raised his eyebrows "Just rinned "Not just you"

Jamie stood and chucked uys staying?"

I looked over at Noah We hadn’t gotten e came for yet When our eyes