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I really wish I were the kind of person who could follow through on my violent threats

"I’ht Where are you off to?"

"Home"

"You mind if I come with you? I wanted to ask Nell a question about one of the classes I’ned up for is out on maternity leave, and now I’est jackass this side of wherever Shia LaBeouf is currently standing So "Sure I’h, and you know you’ll annoy Nell if you distract her too irl needs some distraction like whoa If she doesn’t spend soht soon, she’ll end up all pasty white like me You won’t even be able to tell she’s Italian anymore"

"Please tell her that I’d like to see her hand you your ass in the arguhs and shakes his head "I don’t care what you say, Silas is rubbing off on you"

"Yes, well, you’ve rubbed off on ht of an appropriately awful nickname for you Rash What with your red hair and persistent personality, I think it’s a good fit"

"If you call et"

"You already call et"

"H to land a hot guy or girl of my oith the nickname Rash?"

"Think of it this way, Rashwhen you do land that lucky person, you’ll know it’s for real if they stick around"

"You, my dear, are one coldhearted preserved cucumber"

He climbs into ht et to my apartment Antonella is seated on the couch with her co dark hair pulled into a knot on the top of her head I drop e clothes As I pass, Matt asks, "Whatcha looking at, Nell?"

She keeps her eyes on the screen and answers, "Summer internships"

"You do realize that suht?"

"Next summer"

Matt whistles, and I leave him to pry whatever professor advice he needs from Nell, and close myself in my bedroom at the end of the hall There are still a few outfits laid out on my bed from my attempts to decide what to wear before the Voice for To

It’s been a week since Silas was suspended froo back to practice toether at their place to watch so Mostly I’ll be there to keep an eye on Silas and ht before his big day back But it’s also the first ti out with no ulterior motive He went back to work at Reneith me twice this week When he showed up the second day all on his own, I ht have pulled a muscle, my jaw dropped so fast