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"Sure What is it?"

"Shay said you lanced over his shoulder, back to the football field

I hadn’t been thinking about it, but it hit uy’s a football player" Casey was here and talking withas nory sweatshirt That wasn’t nor else was norot suspended They didn’t even let him suit up"

"Really?"

"A bunch of us came forward and told Coach They don’t mess around, especially if there’s a court case or media Listen, the favor I wanted to ask you" He stopped People began to streairl?"

I nodded "Yeah"

He shifted his helain "Um You heard in class that day, about irls know about your friend? I irls"

"Oh" He was asking about ru if it’s been spread around, because if you are, you’re asking the wrong person I talk to you, a few others, and that’s it I’m the furthest fro?"

"I said so to her, just so she kneas there if she wanted, but that was it I haven’t pushed her to do anything" I began scratching at the top ofmy body "She’s here She seems kinda normal, but I don’t know the process for that stuff"

"She’s not"

"What?"

That word came out clipped and almost harsh He softened it this time "She isn’t okay My sister did the same"

"Yeah?"

"She didn’t want to accept what happened to her, so she pretended it didn’t But it did, and it ate at her on the inside Your friend, whether she says so or not, can’t lie to herself If she’s here and she’s acting normal, she’s not"

"What can I do? Besides just be there for her, I "

"I know, but just be there for her Often Keep a watchful eye out You knohat I ht so I looked past his shoulder to where their group was starting to venture our way Gage wasn’t with them anymore, and I frowned I scanned the rest of the crowd, but couldn’t see hi" I shook my head

"What?"

"Oh Just" I waved it off It really wasn’t a big deal "It’s nothing My brother ith me today, and he went and sat with her He knows He’s the one who told me"

"Why would he do that? Why would he sit with her?"

"What?" I was still looking for Gage, but Linde’s sharpness caught ain, fully "My brother just wants to help He orried I’d been with her, that I could’ve been a target, too"

"So to the nice guy who co to wash away the shit they’re feeling inside It never works Tell hiood feood to her"

I hadn’t thought of that, but it , and a sed at her lips Her eyes clouded, and she slowed to a snail’s pace Kristina and the others noticed and started glancing back at her, also wearing frowns<ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:block" data-ad-client="ca-pub-7451196230453695" data-ad-slot="9930101810" data-ad-format="auto" data-full-width-responsive="true"></ins>