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"Seriously, are you okay?" Haley drops her hand and I turnthat’s not her

"I’uys hurt you?"

"I’m fine" She sounds uncertain, so I cross ain "Honestly What are you doing here?"

I ignore her "What happened after I blacked out? Why did they leave my car?"

"Not important Tell me, why are you here? To see Abby? For me? This school has a zero tolerance policy on outsiders If they find you, they’ll call the police"

"I go to school here now" From my back pocket, I pull the schedule I picked up a few o from the office

"West" Haley’s level stare has all thesquad "What do you mean ‘now’?"

"I got expelled fro" For the first tiot to have a fantastic iht and the fact that I care is weird

She tosses her hands in the air "Of course Why not? I’ people Why wouldn’t I be surrounded by"Hey, God? It’s ht This can be e this This is entirely under my control I can own this situation"

"I don’t need to be aze and her hair tuers through it, the strands would feel like silk I like hair like that I like kissing girls who have hair like that My eyes flash to her lips and the ht sizzles inHaley would be a thrill-ride experience

"West?" Haley motions near her eyes "Attention here, please?"

"I wasn’t checking out your curves" Though now that it’s mentioned

"Go there and I swear to God you’ll have to check ‘other’ when asked if you’re ainst the cool cinder block wall, crowding her Haley shifts and practically shrinks into the corner She’s shorter than me, but not by much I’d say she was afraid, but the way she studies my biceps tells me differently

"Haley?" She refocuses on my face "Eyes up here please"

Gaped Open Mouth "Okay, look Me and you We’ve got probleree She wants to kissa dark roo after school?"