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Another drag Another exhale to nuhshack next to me”

“You uest house?” Melody titters

The weight of Danika’s stare burns lare at her because she needs to realize that I’m not the same timid kid she left behind

Sorry Dani

“Whatever Poor or not” Gunner Wells cuts off Melody’s infectious hyena laugh He looks at Danika, gaze settling on herhot”

Danika isn’t hot, she’s beautiful Always has been Only now, she’s grown into her body She developed early I know that’s strange to say but cos Especially on a pretty girl who leaves her table to sit with the weird friendless kid who had a stutter in the sixth grade

That kid was me

Aard as fuck, thick rilasses, and quieter than a church mouse because damn near everyone picked on me when I talked

I was in therapy for years to correctback, I’m not sure if those sessions helped my situation or made it worse

Tad crushes his soda and tosses it at the trash can It circles the rirunts, probably re how shitty he was on the basketball team as a freshman “Yeah, at least she’s not like Piper”

“Don’t fucking talk about Piper,” I quip Tad sotten under ain why I can’t stand him

Piper Lovelace, ain foster sister, doesn’t deserve to be treated the way she is Part of her reputation is my fault, I started the rumor that she was a slut as a joke last year, when I considered her to be nothing h Not that that’s any excuse

I never expected the rus people say about Piper are forgotten in a day or two It didn’t help that soon after she started hanging around with a bunch of different guys adding fuel to the ru Piper is a good person, she’s just been dealt a shitty hand in life

“Letboth you and Cooper now that she’s arette pack and lights it, not giving two fucks about the cafeteriato the most expensive school in the county Certain kids could probably et aith it

Tad sucks in a breath, holding the ss then passes the rolled paper to Gunner and says, “Tell ood in bed as the rumors say she is?”