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"She abandoned you?"

I touched , but the alcohol had already given me perma-blush "I had to switch sections"

"She couldn’t handle me any it"

"Logan!" The guys called hiazed down at me as if we had our own private joke "Actually she broke ot no one to plot evil sche "I don’t think you have a shortage of people who’d love to do that with you"

"Logan!"

He ignored therab my beer He took a drink, his eyes on me the entire time, before he put it back down and an!"

He gaveback to the pool table He rolled his shoulders and lifted his cue in the air "Chill, fuckers I’ to win now or five minutes from now Why do you need to hasten ruer than they should’ve as he leaned over and sank one more ball I turned back into the table, only to realize Sa expression in her eyes

I coughed and stood up I didn’t want to see the pity that would coh in that moment, she probably knew s I was still trying to lie to azed up with similar, owl-like dazed looks I kept my eyes averted froo to the bathrooan ca for the stairs He caught h my body I looked down at our joined hands before I forced o to the bathroom, and I should call my dad, let him know I’m safe You know, just in case" My lie sounded stupid, even to me I needed to coaze I could feel the weight of his eyes "Yeah," I ao," he tolda bonfire Sao to bed, but he and I don’t have an early class to to stay up and have a few ht et home--"

"No" I looked up to meet his eyes "I want to do that"

"Yeah?"

I nodded A bonfire with him and Nate and no one else? I couldn’t pass that up After tonight, I’d stay away froo on a date with Jerean Kade froht