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The two houses kept going crazy

They were having their own boxing roup, I covered the two steps to the patio Nate had seenin a corner, tucked in the back with his brothers He made no move to meet me With lawn chairs between us, a couch, plus his friends, I couldn’t get any closer I lifted esture His chest lifted, fell back down, and a reluctant expression cauy closest to hiet out to me As he did, I stepped back We didn’t say a word as he led the way inside We didn’t go to a room He went to the front of the house After the door shut behind us, a loud cry cauys volunteer to go in the ring?"

Nate rolled his eyes, shaking his head "No It depends on the hter in the house When we fight each other, you’re picked if you lose at a different co"

He sat on a chair, and I leaned against the railing "You guys are still hazing?"

"Yep It’s pretty much all year"

"I see" I didn’t ask how it had been for him There were red marks on his neck A couple bruises had appeared over his cheek, and his eye ollen I ran a hand over estured to his "They rimaced

It was short, aler than h so he could spike it when he wanted the badass look Fro the haircut hadn’t been his choice

"Look, I’ht Marissa to the lunch," he said abruptly Kicking out his leg, he rested it on the railing a few feet froht ahead The corners of ain I was pissed at you about Park I like hi deal with my fraternity, and this is iestured around hi with it"

"How?"

"Because" His feet kicked off the railing and he jerked forward His elbows slammed down onto his knees, but he still didn’t look at me "You just are I mean, would it kill you to be friends with Park? He’s not a bad guy"

"To you"