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"Is Alex a bad person?"
Why was she asking me all of these i sister all day?
"Honestly, Angel, I donʼt knohat kind of person he is"
"That doesnʼt sound like Jase," Moood reason"
I seriously considered telling the - about our creeptastic encounter with Liam, about Jaseʼs odd reaction, about ood reason, but heʼs not sharing it with me"
"This Alex kid, he hasnʼt been inappropriate towards you, has he?" Good grief "No, Dad I barely know the guy"
"You know, honey, if you are feeling threatened physically, emotionally, or sexually" Oh dear God "You knohat, I think I should go talk to Jase now," I said, getting up from the table and away fro
"Scout, if you find out whatʼs really bothering hiht?" Mom asked
I leaned over to kiss the top of her head as I walked by She looked so worried that I had to try and make her feel better "Sure Donʼt worry, Mo" Of course, I didnʼt stop at Jaseʼs room I knew better than to try to deal with him when he was upset Instead, I slinked off to my room to distract ure out exactly what an antiderivative henMy heart leapt when I read the caller ID
"Chuck! How goes the college life?" True toressed
"This school stuff is hard work You would love it - tons of books to read, long papers to write, impossibly hard tests to pass I wish you were here" And I desperately wished I herever he was "Sounds like heaven"
"How are things back hoood for the paper?" Leave it to Charlie to be subtle Jase must have called him to tattle
"Not really" I hoped he could hear the flatness in h the phone
"Funny, your brother said that you orking on an article with Alex Cole"
"I am, but itʼs on socialized " The rush of air froh sounded like static on the phone "Scout, I thought we talked about this I thought you understood"
"I never understood I agreed to not be friends with hi to get annoyed again
"I told you, itʼs coh to keep up"
There was a long pause "I canʼt tell you Iʼot quieter, and I knew that I was not iot hurt You know that, right?"
"I know" I also knew that nment Iʼll keep it purely professional"