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I leave the scroll of words and definitions at Noah’s locker at the beginning of the day At the end of the day, I find a scrap of paper in iven ratuive him space

It’s Saturday, and I decide to leave hiood day I don’t want to overwhelive hiive hi

Zeke has co to favor us with some tunes for next weekend’s dance I explain my situation to him, and he offers me some of his troubadour vibe He asks hts-- frooofy to the subliive hi, materials of hope, and, like an expert quiltrand and entire

The whole dance committee (all but Kyle, who’s opted out of the day) pauses to listen, then breaks out in applause when Zeke is through Triuathers us in his notes and leads us fro and grooving to his strum until we are all on Noah’s doorstep, a parade of ished ishers delivering a song Amber pushes ," I whisper to him

"I think he’ll know it’s not fros"

We call up to the bedroolare, then says Noah is in his studio We prevail upon her to get him Finally he comes to his bedroom

Zeke’s voice fills the air with sweetness

there is a once

when I never think twice

you give ive me that

there is a kind

which is ive me that

and now it’s time for me to reveal

all the parts of o

that turns into a stay

you give oes its oay

you give ive me that

and still sometimes I feel so much fear

there are parts of me I want to s wrong

I’ll give you that, boy

I’ll give you that

there is a word