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"We have to follow the dress code or we’ll be in trouble"

"In class Outside of class and school events we don’t have to wear the unifor a plaid skirt that hits our knees and a white button-down shirt My side of the rooht at the campus store I also went old-school like Razor and taped pictures of my fah to print out before everything fell apart

A sharp ache causes me to close my eyes It’s been over a month since we last talked Since he last held me in his arms and told me he loved me I tell people I have a boyfriend, but I’ can I expect a guy to e haven’t had contact for so long?

I reopenthe socks in her hands like I offered her a loaded gun "It’s just socks"

"My mom won’t approve," she whispers like she’s afraid her ht hear her in California

"Well, that may be true, but she’s not here, is she?" A wicked smile spreads across my lips and it widens when I spot the spark of an evil smile start to form in response

Denver is definitely sealed shut inside her box, and if Razor taught , it’s that boxes are meant to be broken down and throay

A knock on the door and my happiness fades Nervous adrenaline seeps slowly into rabs her purse and slips on her shoes My parents are here They visit every weekend and meet with my school counselors so they can reviewonly theer and then freaked more after I told them what happened with Kyle Moain They didn’t care that he protected me from Kyle They saw Kyle and Razor as the sa the issue and the other being the solution I inforhteen soon and their opinion didn’t matter much to me after that

Mom cried Dad yelled I reive Razor a chance if I showed I could be trusted again It’s an argument that caused all of us to bleed

I did break their trust, but there’s not a part of rets it Those few months with Razor were the best of my life

But my relationship with my parents isn’t the only one that needed repair Addison wasn’t too happy I was keeping secrets fro her to play go-between for ured that wasn’t fair Addison and I just need to be friends and I need to deal with the consequences of a whole lot of decisions

Denver opens the door and h Denver has a long road ahead of her with socialization skills

My room fills with my family Elsie attaches herself toto mess with Denver’s stuff and I continually threaten their lives Dad tells ratulate hi me on my classes, and my mother stays unusually silent near my desk