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I was going to their basketball ga, but they would still be there I was going, even if I sat alone Then again, ed for that anonyain

Since Mark played for Fallen Crest Acadeht, I kneouldn’t be successful in rallying anyone to go as h I considered Becky, she informed me after class that she had to wear her uniform for the entire weekend Someone snickered as they walked past us, but she placed her hands on her hips and stood tall She stood proud "It’s a hazing practice, but I’m happy to wear this unifor was packed around Mason’s school It was a large building with a large parking lot, and I didn’t find a spot until I was six blocks away As I walked by lad for the bulky sweatshirt Mason had givenagainst each other by the tiroup of students dressed in their school’s colors, red and black, dashed in front of me They threw the door open and a burst of warh I hadn’t realized how cold I really was until then

The line inside was long and took twenty minutes before I was able to pay for ram and then ski coot the only thing I wanted, a soda, so I ducked inside the first set of doors and stopped in ay on their stands and then a roar went over the crowd It wasn’t difficult to find where Fallen Crest Public’s cheering section was located They were across froym, which meant I was beside the opponents I didn’t care, but another cheer went over the crowd

Ethan Fischer had entered the gyhed Souys started a chant that wasn’t audible Ethan grinned and ran a hand through his ht black tee shirt, but he loped towards his friends with his hands shoved down in his pockets He went slow and smirked when more people called out to him as he passed As he drew near, his friends separated and he got a seat s I hadn’t realized I’d been holding it, but goodness If that was his welcoine about Mason and Logan’s arrival

"Hi, Samantha"

I jumped backwards and landed into the person who spoke to ave her a shaky smile as I scooted backwards "I’racious syou as well Do the boys know you were coht?"

I blinked at her The niceness that ca until she chuckled in a soft olden hair was down It fraiving her an angelic ilanced down and I did as well She wore jeans that I already kneere custom-fitted over a pair of pointy shoes They were black, but I knew they were froave rin "Are you okay?"

"Oh, yeah Sorry" My head ducked down I must’ve looked like a fool "I didn’t…anyway…"

She chuckled again and gestured to the bleachers behind us "Should we sit?"

I looked where she pointed "There are no seats"

She pointed higher "I paid for that box when Mason was a freshman It’s reserved for any of their family an even know that I did that Would you sit with me? I came alone"

"Me too"

"I know"

I felt another blush co?

Then she touched my arm "I didn’t mean that in a bad way, Sam Mason told me you’re a loner, of sorts"

"Oh" Then why did I feel stupid because of it? "Yeah"

"Couy took her elbow and led the way We were taken behind the bleachers and into another a narrow hallway The walls touched each side of ed down it to a small door that led to a small stairway As ent up, I could hear the roars and chants froym beside us The as thin and it shook from whoever was on the other side, in the bleachers beside it The security guy opened another small door at the top, and we stepped into a sym We were encased in hard plastic all around us with a desktop that stretched fro chairs at one end with some upholstered chairs at the other end When Helen sat in one of theuy took one of the folding chairs

We were above the rest of the chaos in the gylanced at us Not once

Helen touchedfro so to the concessions? I jerked my head in a nod "I’ll take a diet soda"