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Chapter 12

West

From across the counter, the secretary slides my schedule to me "You’ll love it here"

I nod, then meet her eyes What would she do if I told her that for the past two nights I’ve parked my car in a remote spot at a local park and slept there, then showered at a truck stop?

Pride keptanyone for a place to crash Not ive me a place, but I can’t stomach the look of disappointment

After word spread I was officially expelled fro to the syardless of the fact that I’ve been disowned from the family and the fortune associated with it, I don’t accept charityor pity

The secretary tilts her head "Are you okay?"

No I’hts and I’ve had to run the car every hour to ease the chill The exhaustion sucks, but it’s the silence that killsto see if she buysthe right way to first period Schoolclassnormalcy feels unnecessary, a bit insane

I ca my parents would be here Saturday I went hoone Soht, I had the delusion Mom would be worried and Dad would be sorry That the reasonwith texts and calls was because it died Saturday night and I forgot e looped over and over informe to return home

If my brothers did call or text, maybe I would have reached out to the ut cramps and I rub the back of ht--when it co sandy-brown hair causesone With wide eyes and a facial expression that mirrors the one she hen I almost hit her with the Escalade, Haley stands in theover her shoulder; a piece of paper clutched in her hand People give her a wide berth as they walk past, like she’s an island in the middle of rapids

I’m not shy Never have been People, parties, crowds: that’s ain I found my kryptonite

Her jeans perfectly fit her hips, a blue cotton shirt molds nicely around her auy could get lost in those eyes

She blinks several ti in the opposite direction of h the crowd in pursuit