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“I’ you should move to the other side of the world I know you’d never do that Hey, what about Honor Council? You love judging people!”

I make a face at hiyour world could be bigger than just playing checkers with Kitty and riding around in Kavinsky’s car”

I stop highlighting ht? Is ! “Josh,” I begin Then I pause, because I don’t kno I’hter at him

It ricochets off his forehead “Hey! You could have hit me in the eye!”

“And you would have deserved it”

“Okay, okay You know I didn’t ive people a chance to know you” Josh points the remote control at me and says, “If people knew you, they would love you” He sounds so matter-of-fact

Josh, you break my heart And you’re a liar Because you know me, you know me better than almost anybody, and you don’t love me

After Josh goes back ho roohts Then I pour ht is on in my bedroom, and Chris is asleep in , she s?”

“It’s too late to eat hot wings,” I say, pulling my quilt up so it covers both of us “You just missed Josh”

Her eyes fly open “Joshy was here? Why?”

“No reason” I won’t tell Josh’s secrets, not even to Chris

“Well, don’t mention it to Kavinsky”

“He wouldn’t care,” I say

Chris shakes her head “All boys care”

“Peter’s not like that He’s really confident”

“They’re the ones that care the most,” she says I’m about to ask her what shewild”

“Like what?” It’s a school night; I can’t go anywhere and she knows it But I still like to hear her schemes They’re like bedtime stories

“LikeI don’t know We could sneak into the nursing ho about What’s her nale “Stormy”