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The way he glared at h level of disco in ut that arrived when he looked oodbye

I ate dinner alone at the dining roo roo too His house seemed so dark and ehtened up I gave him a simple smile and a small wave He stood from his chair, walked over to his s, and closed his blinds

It didn’t take long for ht across from one another, and he was quick to shut those curtains too

I called to check in on Erandparents ti roo not to cry when Faye texted me

Faye: You okay?

Me: I’ht Tired

Faye: Interested in co…

Faye: Interested in company?

Me: Tomorrow

Faye: Love you, tits

Me: Love you, boobs

The pounding on the front door that followed after our last ured there was no way Faye wouldn’t stop by, because she knehen I said I was okay, I was nor hen I opened the front door to see a slew of people Friends The leader of the pack was Faye, holding the biggest bottle of tequila known to mankind

"Interested in colanced once ht you would’ve slammed the door in all of our faces," a familiar voice said fro out four shots I turned to see Tanner staring rip, and I leaped into his ar rip

Tanner was Steven’s best friend, and for a long time they’d had the kind of broht leave uy with dark, dark eyes and blond hair He worked at the auto shop he’d taken over after his dad became sick He and Steven became best buddies when they were paired as rooh Tanner stopped going to school after the first year in order to work for his dad, he and Steven stayed close

Tanner gave o He lifted two of the shots I poured He handed one to ether Then he lifted the other two, and ned those also I smiled "You know, all four of those were foryour liver a little" I watched as he reached into his pocket, pulling out a quarter The saers nonstop It was a weird habit that he’d been doing way before we even hed

"Never leave ho it back into his pocket