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Me: I want to stay For a little bit longer There are pieces I still need to figure out

My finger hovers over Send Things that I need to figure out, like how Oz and I will -distance relationship Like if there’s a chance that Olivia will live Like why Eli gaveweird and coely fantastic

I need to knohy, but how do I explain that to Dad? How do I explain it without hurting his feelings?

"You look like someone ran over your puppy" Violet walks into my rooht no one was allowed in the house" Except Olivia, but she’s so with Oz From the silence of the crowd that surrounded the bonfire and then the rally of cheers, I assume that Oz patched in

My foot kicks at the floor I didn’t see Oz patch in Violet is right It’s a boys’ club and the rules are not in ards the foot I toddler-reacted with then settles onto theseat beside h the back"

"Eli said they locked it"

She shrugs and then with a twitch of her hand produces a key I grab it froic"

"I can’t," she says "But Chevy can He taught et soht of hand"

We had dinner together: me, Chevy, Oz, Violet, Razor and Stone Oz and Razor carried the conversation by telling us stories of how they learned to ride a motorcycle Both Violet and Chevy stared at their plates like someone had stolen a portion of their soul then set it on fire

Chevy departed a while ago with a girl with bad blue hair Violet left shortly afterward

"Can I ask you so"

Violet plays with the ends of her hair as if she’s searching for split ends "Will you take h and then it le as I realize she’s serious

"I have some money saved so I can buy a plane ticket for ot toBrandon with us, but I researched it online and I have enough to pay for the tickets You said you have a spare bedroom and Brandon and I can totally take that We already share a rooer We don’t eat et a job so then I’ll be able to cover the cost of food and"