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So that’s what I’ll do now Sure, I fucked up I fucked up way bad But if I let the eain At the very least, I’ll lose weeks of school to this despair

I just fucked up alldumb mistake

As I locate the current fixation that willfrorim smile Yes Maybe one day I will think about what happened between Clayton and I last night, but not today

I’ve just settled ats

“Hello?” I say without looking who it is

It’s probably George, her average for staying at her parent’s place before there’s another fight to end all fights is two nights

“You didn’t come into work”

At this, I drop e

“Stevie, you there?” Clayton says

I only stare at the dribbles of chocolate now sprayed onto ht that I never even ht now, I really just want to bury it in the back of the trash

“Yes,” I said quietly

“I know you said that thing about firing you, last night,” Clayton says easily, as if I were referring to e juice, “But I’m not sure I want to”

Now, the tears are welling up The tears I should’ve cried last night The tears that have been waiting in me all the while At least he’s on the other end of the line and can’t see them

“Shit,” he says in a quiet voice, “you’re upset, aren’t you?”

Before I can answer, he’s coht was extre you like that, and the way you kissed ain, see you more?”

As if changing tactics, he continues, “You’ll come over today?”

A furious sneer curls le Dad thinks he can play it with me? I’m just at his dick’s beck and call?

The “no” that coht thing I’ve done right in the past 24 hours

“Actually, screw that,” he’s saying nohere are you? My mom’s taken Winston out for the day I’ll come to you”

“No,” I’, “don’t you dare”