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But these guys have friends "Oh, shit," I breathe, and I pick up , and suddenly bodies are flying

It feels like hours later, but I know it’s only h the front door, and people start to scatter

"Get out of here," I hear Pete hiss to Edward Edward is still on probation If he gets caught in a fight, even if it was just helping out his friends, he’ll be in violation

"Givemine over my head "Trade!"

Pete nods at Edward and Edward hooks his elbows in his shirt and jerks it over his head We trade, and I put on Edward’s bright red shirt, and he takes ht blue one

"Give me your hat" I jerk Edward’s worn baseball cap down over et out of here," I hiss I shove hi him by the elbow He looks at me over his shoulder and I can see the fear in his eyes as she drags hi his brow The police put him in cuffs, and his features harden It’s not the first time he’s been in cuffs But he hoped the last time would actually be the last

"You would do it for me," I say

He did do it for me He took the rap and went to jail for me He lost two years of his life forfor him

The police put cuffs onpictures I s on"

The officer removes one of them and I follow him to the car They shove o in different cars At least Edward got away That’s all I can think That boy deserves a shot

Paul is going to fucking kill us

They let Pete out of the cell alet here He works with the juvenile detention center as an advocate, so they know hireat ti the fat with the officers

Me--they don’t let ets here

Sky is er She was an attorney before she met Matt, and she quit to raise their family The decision was easy for her, since her parents are loaded She has a trust fund that’s worth a lotbonus with the Skyscrapers was I needed an attorney to handle e my career, and she volunteered

She has her hair pulled back in a ponytail when she gets to the station They takewith a stack of papers in front of her

"They’re letting you out," she says

"How mad is Paul?" I ask I sink down across from her and drop my head into my hands

"He’ll be pissed when he finds out"

I choke "You didn’t tell him?"

"I did call your coach and the Skyscrapers’ PR tea with them next week And as for Paul, I don’t think I’ll have to tell hi on the wall She points to the screen "I don’t think I’ll need to"

There’s a picture of ht beside me on the screen I wish I could hear it