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"What?" His hand circled overto say, but I waited

I loved waiting

He ood in bed"

His lips coveredfled, clothes included

I was inready for bed It was later that night, around two in the , so it was technically the next day Kristina and Casey ca rooroup of friends Shay and I joined after another hour spent in bed, and the whole night had been fun Beer Pizza Movies And laughter, lots of laughter Linde’s friends, whoever they were, had been nice A few of the girls gave me a dark look when Shay pulled me onto his lap, but soirls were distracted in no time

Shay drove us back Casey left her car there since she and Kristina both had a few tooabout sorabbed irl caave her the hello smile when she first came in, but I hadn’t spoken I felt her attention after a few seconds She kept looking over, until she was done washing her hands Then, she just stood there Her face was turned towardon the sink

"You’re dating Shay Coleot attacked last se that I knew her took root inthat stood out about her

She was slender, hair that went past her shoulders, and brown eyes Her eyes were set a little too far apart and her nose see for her face She had thin lips

I tried to remember

"Have we met before?"

"No"

Oh

"Okay" I sed over a lump "What’s your naht back with that question, and she didn’t blink She was looking atabout the weather, but she didn’t care if a tornado was co shifted in ut instinct I claht in this dorm

"I think you know my name"

She narrowed her eyes for a split second before she broke out into a grin "You’re right I do You’re Gage Clarke’s sister, too"

People had been talking about me since my attack It was knoith Shay, and I knew people would include who ossip I shouldn’t have been surprised, but this girl was co about knoho I hile I didn’t know her That didn’t sit right withall about h I didn’t step toward her I was content with the little bit of space there was between us, and the door was behindit open and use it to clip her in the head if anything happened

"What’d you say?"

"You heardmy toothbrush "I can find out who you are, if that’s what you’re thinking All I have to do is ask the floor advisor what girl would know all abouttellsabout"

But I knew her I couldn’t shake that feeling I just didn’t knohere frout, like I should’ve been re else

I couldn’t place it

Her lip curved up, breaking the oddly stone-facial expression into a grin "I’h school"

Another sideways punch Okay I didn’t know her I would’ve re you to say"

She laughed "I’ you know that I know you in case you ever wanted to talk I’m a few doors down from you and your roouys were loud tonight"

I flinched "We woke you up" I noticed her paja a bathroom caddy, because she’d already been in bed "I’m sorry about that"

She shook her head "It’s fine I’d tell you to tell Shay hello for me, but that’d be pointless He never kneho I was in school"

"Uh" I frowned "I’m sure he did I’ll tell him"

She stood there for another second and then abruptly went into one of the bathroo back to the rooain I could hear the squeak, but I was going inopen

Casey had Kristina in a headlock, both flushed in the face and sweating They paused, looked at ht past, put rabbed my phone, and crawled under the covers

They resus and texted Shay