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"Ugh, Chloe"

"Ugh, Everly"

We stare at each other, neither of us speaking Finally she breaks

"There will be plenty of tiraduated and secured employment"

"Secured employment," I repeat "You sound like you’re sixty"

She leans back in her chair and sticks her tongue out at raduation?"

Shit I have no idea "Uonna communicate stuff," I say and nod confidently

"Have you checked the eht be interested in?"

"No, Chloe, it’s Decely practical

"Maybe Sawyer can hire you" She shrugs and I flinch That’s not what I want I know she doesn’taround with a fantasy plan of Sawyer givingeether I always do

"I’ll figure out what I want to do before we graduate, Chloe I just don’t know yet I’m not like you I haven’t wanted to be a teacher since the first grade when Mrs Stowe let you be her teaching assistant for a day"