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I’iven one more chance by Toby to prove to him I can be all he wants ave me a chance to prove the same fact to myself: I am capable of more than I ever dreamed

“So who’s gonna run the Arts club e graduate?” asks Toby as he lays his head onwithI’ve never heard of and would never have drea to

I sainst the side of his head where my cheek rests “Oh, it’ll be kept alive, don’t worry Mr Hewitt more than assured me of that I don’t actually think he realized howsuch a creative outlet Hell, even Marcus joined on the first day That guy’s got a knack for color”

“Speaking of: I think I finally picked a color”

I lift h he can’t see the debate for weeks: the color he wants to paint our final project to present to my Arts club, the project that represents a culmination of a whole semester of our work “Oh?”

“Yes But … it’s probably going to be a no-brainer for you”

“Golden yellow, like a le’s pompom?”

“Nope”

“Dark purple, like a s?”

“Jeez, ales at all Nor to Dread Knight …”

“The blue of Sub-Zero’s martial arts uniform?”

“Nor to Mortal Kombat,” he finishes testily, then chuckles, lifts his head off my shoulder and smiles at me with dreareenish-blue hue of the ocean behind him”

I squint “Blue So I was alht with Sub-Zero?”

“Greenish-blue I just noticed that your demons are all in Hell Maybe one of them realizes they rather prefer the sea view”