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"Shall we call a truce then? Start over as friends?"

"Friends?" Her dark brows drew in

"Yeah You know, hang in the quad, ether? Like eat at the sarinned "Yeah Or we can sit on opposite sides of the restaurant and yell back and forth"

A giggle erupted froh

"What’s so hilarious?" I asked, unable to keep the defensiveness out ofher eyes "Oh, Dax Blay, you’re a real coh cookie dough that the cashier at the grocery store would have it waiting for e is the New Black in one day just to get you out ofover you like hyenas on campus while you reveled in the attention So, no, absolutely never, ever can we be friends I don’t want to be in the same room with you No offense" She ser pointed to herself and thendrunk and chatting like we’re co"

Confusion set in

She’d been depressed because of me? She’d cried an entire se up

I’d just assumed her coolness toward enuinely written ht I’d learned of Eva-Maria’s bullying But this?

My hands clenched "Are you saying you were in love withmine Seconds ticked by

A weird panic hit and I held irl had ever said so

Fuck I hadn’t wanted theuy out I can’t read your mind"

She raised hesitant eyes toacross her face "No I don’t believe in love at first sight, or falling in love in seventy-two hours--whatever Do you?"

"No" I lifted my hands "But I don’t understand why you were so upset"

Luluand a shirt with rips everywhere, predictably dressed like a stylish holass on the table, whipped her ot a gander atwhistle came from her mouth "Shoot, Remi, you sure kno to party I leave you alone for aup Dax Blay and co out with the Taus?"

Spider followed behind her, his voice a on the dance floor with a bunch of guys Nice girl"

I stood up to give Lulufun?" My words were clipped Pissed off