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He doesn’t even look atthe door quietly and buckling , Kai? Are you mad at me?”

“It’s just It’s nothing, let it go” He grips the steering wheel tightly So tight that all the color drains from his hands

I turn on the radio and he quickly shuts it off Okay…he doesn’t want to talk, and he doesn’t want to listen to music Maybe he needs peace and quiet

I laybut Kai and the millions of questions I have about him

Kai doesn’t say anything when I get out of his car I won’t have to talk to hiain until Wednesday after school I doubt I will even see hiain until then, well I take that back… I know the coet my stuff out easily

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y in her roos are between us, but that is what she always does She does soize for so I didn’t do

Surprisingly, Kai is waiting forwhen I walk outfor you”

“U past his today “See you at lunch,” I call over et in his car

He starts his car and creeps slowly down the road next tothe cracked sidewalk in the cold The passengerrolls halfway down “Get in the car”

“No,” I snap at him

This continues for another block—hi him to piss off

I think he has given up and decided to leave me be, but he jerks the car sideways in front of one mad He could’ve hitour direction and decide I’d rather get in with cranky pants than face the two of them

The passenger door swings open “Get in, I’ry scowl on his face, which only makes him look cute because I can see his dimples

I get in and close the door softly