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“1,500 is a little steep for a high-school painting—”

“1,500? I’ve spent more on shoes Try one point five million”

Her mouth dropped open “You lie”

“Always, but not about this Enjoy your last shitty sandwich and watch how the popular ones are the first to swarm to new fires”

I turned around, ready to ood deed of the year when I saw hi at the front of the cafeteria, and grinning at me proudly

In the nextthe school’s damn security system

GABRIEL

“How did you get in here?” she hissed once she’d gotten close enough I looked her over; covering ht, high-waisted yellow skirt which stopped just a little below her lacy crop top, showing a small sliver of her ers at me

“I’ back at her “Though they are beautiful, as always I’ot in here”

“Excuse me?”

I wavedevery man’s fantasy, but this a littlefair”

She raised her hand as if she were about to s to the women who now stood behind her “Ladies, please excuse us, but Ms Callahan has another engagement this afternoon and we must leave noe hope to be on time”

“Ma’aave me a look that wasas how I’d just witnessed her true smile

“Ladies” She faced theo Principal Po later”

“You’re buying it?” The woman’s eyes almost fell out of her damn head