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Last year the school board freaked when Thomas showed to class with the vest on his back They had a special eency session and unani colors and that anything gang-related was prohibited in school

"I’m not" His smile widens and that’s when I spot the lethal While a part of me shivers, another part ofOh, God, I do have a death wish

"Aren’t you concerned you’re going to get in trouble? I mean, if they write you up, it will be an autoo on your permanent record"

"Do I look like I care?"

I bite e of adrenaline I’ a conversation with Thomas Turner This is insane This is suicidal This is thefor problems"

"Read the student handbook we received on Wednesday a few ti a bowl of Frosted Flakes

Thomas rises froht "It’s called a cut, not a vest"

Noted Thomas hooks a thu for est seconds offor me I fumble with h to make it to my feet and stumble down the aisle

Thomas follows When we breeze past our teacher into the hallway, Thoives it a slight shake like he’s having an internal conversation about me, and I don’t like that I’"

"No, that wasn’t nothing That was so"

Thomas doesn’t answer, and he leaves two feet between us as alk down the hallway There’s a large enough gap that people easily stroll through, so it’s then I discover eren’t really connecting

My second period class co the two of us have going so we can return to our norive you the twenty bucks I owe you"

He studies th skirt and sleeveless purple shirt, and then his gaze drops just low enough hea part of ht causes a rush of heat to crash ontoI have not to pull my hair off the nape of my neck in an attempt to cool down

Tho with the locker behind ht by the way his muscles rippled when he moved in my direction that I don’t utter a sound