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The suit looked down at his paperwork and then met my eyes "A Mr Axel Carillo"

My heart paused Axe? He’s back? How--

Rome stepped forward and said, "Lev called hi hihty-three Started cussing down the phone about hoas all his fault and it wasn’t fair you were gonna take the rap for it

"We left Lev with the girls and ca to you, when Axel walked through the main doors, brazen as all hell, and confessed to the whole thing Said he’d been supplying the drugs on caave it to Porter and the freshman They both verified the story" Rome slapped me on my back "Your scholarship and record won’t be touched by this And you can still enter the draft"

Fuck

"Can I see him?" I asked the attorney hoarsely

He shook his head "They’re not gonna let you in there I could ask if--"

"Kid?" I heard fro led out of a roo his head in e the dean and ran tomy arms around his back The cops hadsoo

"Hey, kid" Axel tried to smile, but he looked fkin’ crushed Tired even "So Maruff way

"Yeah," I replied, fighting back tears "Fuck, Axe, it’s all gone to shit"

He shook his head "Nah, kid It’s gone exactly as we kneould"