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Jase narrowed his eyes "You do realize who he is, right? You remember what the other one said?"

"I re that just slipped your mind "But Alex doesnʼt seem so intense I think heʼs fairly innocuous"

"I donʼt care what he is I pro out with one of the out that I was perfectly capable of taking care ofout with the new guy "No probleuy I would be perfectly happy if I never spoke to hiot up, shooting another glance in Alexʼs direction "Iʼll see you at the car after school," he said, grabbing half of my turkey sandwich

"What was that all about?" Talley asked, watching Jase as he made his way out of the cafeteria

"Iʼ to do with Alexʼs psycho brother I think Jase is involved in soedto do?"

"Iʼll just wait it out Jase will eventually tellaway fro to be a problem" Talley looked over at the table where Alex was now chatting aith Ashley They were ed at the e of little Ashleys

"That may be a bit harder than you think"

"Donʼt be crazy; itʼll be a piece of cake"

And it was a piece of cake I ed to avoid any and all contact with Alex Cole for thole hours

"There you are, Scout," Mrs Sole greeted me at the door of my print media class "Editorial staff is at the table in the corner"

I walked back to the table where Joi Fitzgerald and Meg Ja breath as I sat in the only available seat, next to Alex

Crap

"We just keep running into each other," he said as I began to consider beco a sports writer

"Yes, it seeether Obviously, I did so horrid in ood" You would think that grey eyes would be dull and lifeless, but his seelow

I decided my best response would be silence Unfortunately, he did not take this as a hint to end the conversation