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Chapter 74

West

Two days and life has returned to normal I attend the best school, I have the best opportunities, the richest friends, reopened credit card accounts, a swank home and all the food I can eat It’s what my parents want asin a foreign land than I do now

It’s Friday and if I’ht I’ve avoided ht, for some reason, feels inevitable

I hit the last step of the stairs and the doorbell rings I open it and discover Rachel’s boyfriend, Isaiah, standing there with his hands shoved in his pockets The guy hasn’t changed: shaved head, earrings and tattoos cover his ared, and that burn on his arm from when he saved Rachel from the accident proves it Rachel said she saved him He saved her Guess they saved each other

"Nope" Isaiah shows every day, but he typically waits until after dinner on Friday

"He’s coainst the floor as she exits the newly created workout room In a fresh pair of jeans and sweater, she whips around the open front door with a huge I’rin "Hi!"

The don’t-fuck-with-rin back "Hi"

I nod my head for Isaiah to enter and I close the door behind us "Do Molint strikes her eyes "No, but you’re going to help lare says he doesn’t have Rachel’s faith in ive him shit since he’s been around my sister I extend my hand to hiuarantee it’ll be the equivalent of wearing a sweater in hell"

Isaiah assessesdifferent"

"See," Rachel says behind ed"

I chuckle to ht I have

My heart stops Have I?

I spin and Isaiah grabs Rachel’s chair to stop her fro into me In a second, I’m on my knees in front of her "Do you think I’m different than who I used to be?"

"What?"

"Am I the same person? Do you think I’m different?"

"No Yes Wait You aren’t the same person I ht"