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“Xander’s always right” She grins, waiting for my reaction

I rolled er head than he already has”

“Xander’s the least cocky guy we know,” she counters “Jace is the worst”

I throw h “You have a point We need to knock his”

“I notice you always seem to try to do that”

I wink “What can I say? So pottery, h heavily like it’s such a hard job

“Bye, you nut” Rae hugs me

I hug her back and then head around to get inher hair Her dark brown hair is halfway down her back now

I pull away from the curb and when I look inaway in the opposite direction

We’re all going in different directions now, and it makes me sad

I miss what used to be, and I’m terrified of what’s to come

Xander

I walk in the house after practice, my body spent

Everything aches

Seriously, things I didn’t know could ache, do—like my toenails