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Every ti of electricity shot up my spine Like we had a secret just between us It was exhilarating and I wasn’t in any rush to push things further I’d see him the next day and the next and the day after that The world seemed wide open and full of possibility

A couple hours into the dance, after eating the crappy food and drinking our weight in punch, me and Charlie headed to the ladies’ room

“Okay,” she said, laughing as we made our way into the quiet hallhere the bathroolad you made me come”

“I told you it would be fun,” I said, grinning I pulled at the high neck of hter than before and it was kind of itchy, but I was having too much fun to care

“You were right and I rong,” she said, pushing open the bathrooain”

“Yeah, yeah,” I said, following her inside

“So, there’s apparently a party up in a rooh the stall while we peed “Did you want to go, or do you think the ’rents will get pissed?”

“I don’t know,” I replied, pulling at ht? I could feel it every time I sed “Do you knohose party it is?”

“No idea,” she said

As we stepped out to wash our hands, she continued “My parents don’t care because they know I’m with the boys—but I know that won’t cut it for Mack” She laughed “Your dad’s a bit more strict than Farrah and Casper”

Running my hands under the water, I nodded, but didn’t reply I was starting to really feel like shit What the hell was going on?

“Hey, are you okay?”

“I don’t feel good,” I rasped, staring at Charlie as I tried to pull air into s “I don’t—”

“What the hell?” she asked in confusion Her voice was laced orry “Coo”

I followed her out of the bathroom, but we didn’t make it three steps down the hallway before I had to stop

“Can’t breathe,” I choked, pulling on her arm “Help”

I pulled at the neck ofat it with my nails as I started to panic