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Jesse was released the next day, and everything went back to nor down a chi to do with one arm in a cast, so we i into each other’s roo Neil and Rose, but neither of the or seemed to care all that ht, they see up their relationship They weren’t best buds like theycloser Once Garth stopped looking at ood, too Pulling a person and a calf up over a steep wall had a way of for or with Jesse, I hung out with Josie In a short amount of time, we’d become the kind of friends I kneould last a lifetiirl I would miss her like crazy when I left for school

After Rose and I had researched every coood art school in the western half of the country, we struck gold e found one that not only accepted late applicants but was in Seattle It was al up in Seattle, studying art, paying e, I could transfer to my dream school in the city if that’s still what I wanted to do After calling and explaining my situation to said dream school, they said they’d keep my application and acceptance letter on file and would "look forward" to seeing ht on so many emotions, I couldn’t ht then, I was sad I had on h it every tiain?" he asked, pullingmy face from the sun

I wouldn’t cry I hadn’t cried earlier when I’d said iven anized Chaos burnt on to the outside to serve as a daily reave Neil and Rose a picture I’d sketched of their fa on the porch I hadn’t cried on the drive to the station either, so I wouldn’t cry in the last five ht now" I wound hter around him, too It would be the last time I’d have them around him for a while "Two, because I’m positive Old Bessie would break down in the middle of North Idaho, which should really be considered its own country,"--Jesse rolled his eyes--"and three, because I’ht now"

We glanced around the faht you hated the Greyhound" Jesse tilted his head at the bus behindto Seattle

"A couple hundred ht now, I’ it"

Jesse dropped his face into et to see each other next?"

"I’ve told you, like, a million times"

"Is that melodrama I sense in your voice?" he teased "This really is a full circle moment"

I swatted his backside "Fall break Six weeks fro to forget you said that so I can pretend it’s next weekend or soht"

"Easy for you to say You’re not the one who just lost his virginity a couple er to make up for lost time" His smile curved into place The one that ether

"I’ure out some way to make it work" I arched an eyebrow

"I’m sure ill" He kissed"What we have isn’t the kind of thing that goes ae’re separated by ti able to kiss you every day, but that’s a sacrifice I’ your dreams"