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“I’ether This is it, ot that dreamy look in his eye, and I alether for three years, and in that time, I’d never even seen hiuessed it orking out for him

“So why the ring, though? You can just stay together like you are now Dating Figure out your lives and save that for down the line” I pointed to the box-shaped tiged his hand out, bringing the box with it, and glanced down at it Opening it, he stared at the ring inside I still couldn’t see it from where I stood, but I shuddered to think of how much someone like Emmett would have spent

“She thinks we should take a break through college She doesn’t want to hold me back or some shit Fuck that I’m not sure about a lot, but I’m sure about her” He turned the box in my direction “What do you think?”

If it had been a sunny day, I’ “Jesus,to roll up on us, knock me unconscious and steal it I snapped the box shut in his hand “How in the fuck did you afford that?”

He shrugged again like he wasn’t holding soes in his hand

“I got access to part ofit for sure: some people had way more money than sense “Do you think she’ll like it?”

“I think she’ll like it, but I have no idea if she’s got the muscle mass to be able to wear it” I cracked a smile, and he punched me in the arm…hard

“Fuck!” I rubbed the spot where I was ninety percent sure I’d have a bruise in the

“Good I’ to do it at the party”

I shook ot an idea stuck in his head, there was no undoing it I could only hope for the best

4

Makenna

The thu driveway to Emmett’s house From the quiet and pristine street, no one would ever know the party of the century was going down, but once I made it halfway down the driveway, it was easy to tell why everyone at school had been talking about this party for weeks

Throwing the car into park behind a short row of Mercedes, BMWs and Audis, I tightened ainst the headrest One night Just one night of being like everyone else Go in there and have some fun

“It’s just fun,” I said out loud to no one in the car I’d snuck out of the house as my parents were closed in their room It see off to college wasn’tit any easier