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"Do you want to leave?" Rebecca asks me

And I say no I’m happy here I don’t want to leave

But still, it’s ahen Stephanie comes into the den, and I know that means Justin’s so in the kitchen, asking so hidden

"Steve will keep him in there," Stephanie promises me

But Steve can’t keep him in there, not when there isn’t any booze Justin co out into the den, and there it is: me and him, in the same room

The look on his face when he sees me is awful Like he’s been tricked Like I’ here?" he says He must be three or four beers closer to drunk already I can tell He turns to Stephanie "You knew she’d be here, didn’t you? Why the fuck didn’t you warnJustin to cal the nearest cup to the floor It doesn’t really have the effect he wants It’s plastic And full of Sprite

I’ there, and it’s as if I’ve stepped away fro this fro to do next Yell at me? Spit at me? Throw another cup? Burst into tears?

Instead, he looks at Steve and says, withthan he’d want me to hear, "This sucks" Then he bolts from the room, out the front door

Steve moves to follow, but I surprise everyone in the rooot this"

Steve looks at ht back," I tell hi the look on Rebecca’s face, I say it to her, too "Really I’ll be right back"

It’s not hard to find hiarette across the street in the water supply area It figures he’d head straight to the NO TRESPASSING signs

I let hi in," I warn Then I skirt around a tree, and end up right in front of hi out of myout of his mouth is, "Well, you made me feel like shit, so that kinda makes sense"

"I’m sorry"

"Fuck you"

"I’m really sorry"

"Fuck you"

"Go ahead Get it out of your system"