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"Oh"

"Well, that’s interesting," Glynnis reaze at her "Are you kidding?"

Glynnis didn’t skip a beat "What about you, Paige?"

What aboutif I should reveal too much of myself What the hell, I decided "I was na problem and took off as soon as she was physically able It took a while for randmother to find me"

Glynnis had no idea what to do with that, and neither did the others, their stares vacant, rass He leaned over it, assessingers "Scout’s honor"

"I didn’t know that," Jackie said She didn’t see Frank know that?"

He had, but I shrugged it off just as he did, unwilling to go down the path of unco deal"

They longed for detail, begging for more, but I stayed silent Reluctantly, they turned to Seth

"I’etically "Not too exciting"

"That’s nice," Glynnis said

Jackie checked her watch "We need to get back"

We cleaned up and rose to stretch our legs, ested, as one Then Seth and Byron started goofing around on the grass while Rhiannon reapplied hot-pink lip gloss and Jackie fluffed up her hair

"We’re forgetting so," Seth said "But I don’t knohat it is"

"Then it doesn’t et back inside, do e need to do, and get the hell out before Lukas announces that Petra thinks we should eekends"

I fell in step with Glynnis

"I was na her pace

"We forgot your turn! I’m so sorry" Impulsively, I reached out and tucked a stray lock of her strawberry-blonde hair behind her ear "Your name is lovely"

"But your story is better," she said We watched Byron and Seth jokingly fight over who held the door for Rhiannon "I’ to be one of the losers, aren’t I?" she continued

"It’s impossible to say It could be any of us"

She shook her head "So, I awoke to the sound of --e h the relaxation The voice was unmistakable

Jesse

Frantic, I leaped out of bed and scraed to brush ht before e oily stain on the heray My head was still fuzzy with sleep

Paige!

I ran full tilt down the hallway, and then stopped at the edge of the stairs I’d been with Jesse long enough to know the edge to his voice meant he was annoyed, but that wasn’t why I hesitated

I wanted to hear it again