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"Shouldn’t you be in school?"

There’s no way this boy is over eighteen, so I shoot back, "Shouldn’t you be in school?"

"I can’t," he says "There’s this really airl I’m supposed toaway, so it takes a second for et what he means

I’ve been played By the one person I didn’t think would play me

"You jerk," I say

"Sorry, it was just--"

No I will not let hi away I’o We’ve never had rules, but he’s broken one anyway

A’s standing up now "Rhiannon, I’ out, but I don’t want it

"You can’t do that," I tell him "It’s not fair"

He will always knohat I look like I will never knohat he looks like

"I will never do it again I proh "I can’t believe you just did that," I say "Look ain That you promise"

He looks me in the eyes We hold there for a second

Now I can see hi inside his eyes I just know he’s there

"I promise," he says

He means it I know he means it He is in the clear--but I’m not about to let him feel like he’s there yet