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My stomach hurts

Twenty-Four

At lunch we don’t talk about anything lu at it

"It’s in your spoon?" I ask He nods "It’s upside down, though, because of the scientific nature of spoon reflections or whatever"

Trey grunts like he knohat that’s called, but he doesn’t offer up a terh at this moment to put forth the effort to ask Instead I ask the broken-record question, "Do you see anything new?"

"Actually" Sawyer trails off and keeps looking at the spoon "H him, and Trey raises an eyebrow

"It’s weird," Sawyer says "My eyes focus on different parts of it than they did before I thinkI think"

Roxie and BFF Sarah co your reflection?" Roxie asks Her neck scratch is practically gone Mine are still ugly They stay hidden under my collar

Sawyer doesn’t look up, so Roxie sticks her boobs out, being way obvious, and I alh at how stupid it is to do that, like a peacocksure everybody sees his feathers Only they’re not beautiful, colorful feathers, they’re just boobs Trey actually does laugh, in a snorty fashion, and he rolls his eyes But he can get aith that He’s a senior He has nothing to fear from her

Sawyer turns his head and looks at Roxie’s boobs, seeing as how they’re practically in his face, and, well, because he’s a guy He wears a slightly bewildered look and then raises his eyes to meet Roxie’s "Oh, hey," he mumbles "What’s up?" He scoots his chair over so he doesn’t actually get an eye poked out, and he glances at ht punch hi, isn’t it? We’re learning about it in Mr Polselli’s class I observe Roxie takes the tiniest step back and her shoulders relax "Not much Just haven’t seen you in a while" The boobs deflate slightly, whichAnd neither Roxie nor BFF Sarah so lances at me, but they both look at Trey and Sawyer I smile at Sahen he catches my eye, and he relaxes And it’s weird I think I’m supposed to be jealous, but I’irl

"I’ve been pretty busy," Sawyer says coolly He shrugs and takes a ser "Attack anyone today?"

"Well, lethis disdain She shoves her butt against Sawyer in an attee of his chair He stops chewing, but doesn’tweirdly I just keep watching, and it’s like I’lance at Trey, who is now finishing up his lunch and ignoring the girls

"Can you see me?" I ask him

He looks Narrows his eyes "Only if I squint really hard"

I nod "That’s what I thought"

"It’s kind of a cool superpower, if you ask ht, Roxie?"

No response

"I don’t think she can hear invisible people," Trey says

I shrug "So that’s two superpowers for s down the rest of his iced tea and wipes his ive you that"