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“So you’re all fro “The three of you?”

“Yes,” Colin answered, leaning back in his chair He jerked a thu at our Prez”

“Ex-President,” I corrected

“Oh yeah Right”

O I wanted to think about anyht it tooth and nail Dwelled it on for days What e supposed to do? Not call an ambulance? We’d never seen the kid before; he was never even in our house And yet they were more concerned with appearances than the truth, so they disbanded our chapter anyway

I even begged and pleaded with the kid hi to talk to theht Unfortunately he waselse So drunk he didn’t even re Typical freshman bullshit, only he’d taken it way too far

Every tiet about it He wanted to put it in the past And yet… he’d wrecked our fraternity Thirty-two guys — no, brothers — sent in all different directions Some of them now homeless, like us

I looked around the kitchen The nized it quickly enough not to ask any more questions

“Well I’uys are here,” she said cheerfully “Thanks for the pizza, but I’ve really got to be getting home”

“Boyfriend waiting up for you?” I suggested slyly

“No Nothing like that”

She said no, but she’d hesitated Like there was so

“Husband then?”

This tie She shifted uncomfortably in her chair Opened her

“You don’t have to tell us if you don’t want to,” I offered, giving her a way out “It’s none of our business anyway”