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"No," I say "All the best people reret it as soon as the words leave my lips "Let's fix a plate"

"Sure" I wait for Tyler to set off toward the buffet first and follow hi myself with every step I don't want to stoop low I need to round because that's where I've always stood in this situation

Tyler handshis own, and we heap on salads and coldlooks and se of the hall, and we make our way to a vacant one Tyler passeshientleruffness are what you see first, but beneath the exterior is a whole world

"What are you doing these days?" he asks h he's scared about what to say

"I'h school"

"Wow…that's great"

"It is" I nod, chewing a mouthful of the most delicious savory pastry slice "The kids are so awesoues are supportive I'm lucky to have found such a fantastic school" I don't tell hied to fire rope e, and I pushed hi with the depressing fact that I' to have to move out of my apartment and back into et to spend ood thing about the situation

"So you have soht now?"

"Yeah It's one of the perks And you…you're working at Deep Repairs?"

"I'uys you met There are six of us"

"Six! And that's your house?"

"We all live there," Tyler says "Workmates and roommates"

"Don't you get sick of each other?"