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I smile

Stuffy? Sometimes

Brainy? Definitely

Political? Inevitably

That’s me

She shakes her head "You know I don’tthis because ested it I did a project about where artistic photography and raphy overlap, and ta-da! Here I am"

"That’s awesome" I sound pitiful, not even re and different perspective to the class"

"And volu a lot of volu Dallas for lunch You want to join?"

I’ve only had ht she and Carson gave us a ride from the sheriff’s office There’s some kind of bad blood between her and Silas, and since I’m alith Silas, we tend to usually end up on opposite sides of the room whenever I’m around his friends

Except I’m not with Silas anymore If it weren’t for this class, I probably wouldn’t have ever seen these people again

"UmI don’t know"

"Oh honey" Stella s"

"What if I have class?"

"Do you?"

I should lie, but I don’t I shake o"

I follow her to the Student Center, in the middle section of ca for us She’s got a salad already in front of her that she’s picking at with her fork

"A salad? Really?" Stella asks her "You can’t even live a little on the first day?"

"If you’d seen how in shape all those girls were this su me to eat a salad, too"

Stella rolls her eyes and fills me in "Dallas went to this super-elite dance intensive this su competitive"

"I bet that’s stressful"

Dallas throws up a hand "Thank you! At least so down in the chair by Dallas and says, "You say empathy, and all I hear is empty As inereasy slice of pizza sy checkout lady to give me Wait" She pauses "Make that two slices First day back and all"