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The Elite stuck close to my side Lunch was spent at a restaurant every day and I realized they took turns fitting the bill I figuredup, but I wasn’t rich so I wasn’t sure what to do Adauys No one did, but I felt as if they knew Then I realized they probably did know

Mason and Logan returned to school that Tuesday while Nate was shipped to Brazil with his parents They hadn’t been happy about his involveht that they blamed Mason for all of Nate’s troubles He said that they deemed him an unhealthy influence I ventured once to ask Mason when Nate would come back and his jaw hardened When he replied that he didn’t know, it seeain

Noas Friday

The parents hadn’t clued us in to their fa, as talked about, what they had decided, or if there had been anything to decide in the first place Helen booked herself a hotel roouys had stayed with her for the last two nights When Garrett arrived from Boston, I hadn’t the heart to tell him about Helen’s arrival I wasn’t sure if he knew and to be truthful, I didn’t want to be included in their relationship

When Becky halted at my locker after our first class, she was red in the face Her red hair had been swept back in a ponytail, but half of it had been forgotten She gasped and leaned against a locker for breath

"You okay?"

She shook her head and held a finger up One asped out, "Sorry--mile today"

My eyebrow arched

The redness spread from her cheeks to her entire face It slipped down her neck and she yanked her shirt away from her neck and started to fan herself with it "Sorry I had to run the ym I met Coach early and he said I could try out for the squad"

"The squad?"

She nodded her head in earnest and shot her arratulate ratulations" I inched back a step "Who are you cheering for?"

"For the hockey teaht"

Her eyes sparkled "I get to cheer for Adaht he had a job at the country club"

"He does" Her eyes lost a little of the sparkle, but she frowned, twirled soer, and the sparkle doubled back "I’m sure he’ll cut down on his hours I’m not sure I don’t care I’m a cheerleader, Sale" style="display:block" data-ad-client="ca-pub-7451196230453695" data-ad-slot="9930101810" data-ad-format="auto" data-full-width-responsive="true"></ins>