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“Sit down and face forward!” the bus driver yelled

One of the teachers lurched down the aisle to scold Squire

I s in trouble for once

“Everything okay here?” the teacher asked He raised an eyebrow and stared at where h

She curled her fingers aroundus Thank you for having him take his seat”

The teacher grunted and turned around

So to flip when you see Juliet’s bikini, Roman,” Vienna said “She looks so hot in it”

“She looks hot in everything,” I answered without turning around

“A” Vienna’s hand reached over and mussed the top of Juliet’s head

“Quit it!” Juliet laughed and smacked her friend away

A second later, Vienna tugged on my arm “Can itch places for a minute?”

I wanted to say no and keep Juliet all to myself But I also didn’t want to be an asshole to Juliet’s friend “Sure”

When the bus driver seemed occupied with the road ahead, Vienna and I quickly swapped places For so with Stubby and noas stuck sitting next to him

“Hey” He nodded atto recruitWinstead—and all his other jock buddies—had grudgingly begun to accept hts in the hallways

I perched on the edge of the seat, feeling like an intruder

“If they give us the option, take the tour of the falls,” Stubby said “You’ll be able to sneak off the trail with your girl for a few minutes alone”

He said it in a e way “Thanks”

“The pool’s gross anyway They talk about closing it every year” He snorted “But it gives the girls a chance to show off You’ll see what I mean”

I wasn’t interested in checking out any other girls, but I nodded anyway

Vienna stayed with Juliet until the bus pulled into the oversized parking lot As soon as it stopped, kids ju each other to be the first one off the bus Stubby and I hung back

“No point gettin’ crushed by these doofs,” he gru his arms over his chest

“Got that right,” I muttered

Juliet leaned over her seat and smiled down at me “Hey, you”

“Hey, yourself”

Vienna popped up “Sorry I hogged your girl”

Stubby nudged me with his elbow “It’s okay Gave us some bro time”