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How could I bla out the truth?

"Iʼ a tissue for " I hadnʼt seen Charlie move froone of those tiny little girls who can snuggle into a guyʼs chest when they need to be coainst his

Actually, that was pretty aweso" Charlieʼs breath s lashes, gave a rare Scout giggle, and the boy turned to mush" Yet another ridiculous tear made the short trek from the corner of my eye to my chin

Charlie pulled back and wiped it fro to do, which hy I was completely unprepared for what he said next

"That means itʼs even more important for you to stay away from him He canʼt be trusted

Itʼs not a question of if but when he hurts you We just want to keep you safe So, please, donʼt encourage hi to the other end of the tiny room "Iʼm not souy that notices she exists --"

"Scout…"

"And I donʼt take orders fro the only one in the dark here Tellon, Charlie

He scratched the back of his neck "I donʼt knohat youʼre talking about"

"Yes, you do Whatʼs up between you guys and the Coles? I feel like weʼve suddenly stepped into the middle of The Outsiders"

"Itʼs complicated"

I crossed my arms and cocked my head to assume what Jase and Charlie had always called my teacher stance "Well, Charles, I believe history has proven that of the three of us, Iʼo ahead and tellon Maybe I can uncoht After the day I had, I was hungry for it I wanted to scream and yell and let out all of my pent up frustrations, so I was more than a little disappointed when Charlie didnʼt take the bait

"Sorry, kiddo" He really did look sorry Of course, calling me "kiddo" didnʼt exactly endear me to his cause "This isnʼt the sort of probleured out with those complex equations or thick books you like so much"

"Donʼt be so sure The answers to all of lifeʼs probleht book" My desire to have a throas slowly subsiding, but that didnʼt ive up "Lucky for you, Iʼve read lots of books So, if youʼll just explain the ʻsitch"