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“Careful, we’ll get yelled at again,” I warned, aze fixated on her red-painted toenails

“Worth it”

After lunch, guys fro theroup and I stood up in front of Juliet’s chair, blocking his path Like hell was he putting his hands on Juliet “Keep ”

He sered past us

Out of the corner ofVienna and chuckled

“Want to go on the hike?” Juliet asked

“Definitely” I bent over and grabbed my scruffy sneakers

Juliet wiggled into her shorts and I almost lost my damnon her chair Just in case, I grabbed one of the towels and slung it around my neck

“Are you co?” Juliet asked Vienna

Vienna lazily tipped her sunglasses up and squinted at us “Nah, I’ to take a nap in the sun Maybe later”

I curled ate where one of the teachers was taking a head count

“Stay together!” the teacher shouted to our group

There were maybe twenty of us and we formed a loose line Juliet and I deliberately drifted toward the back of the herd, where we ran into Chloe and Jameson

Ja smirk stretched across his face

Juliet squeezed rassy field I studied the signs and land to orient myself Eventually, we reached a flat expanse of rock A short post-and-rail fence e of the cliff

“Da over,” I muttered

“Search and rescue gets called up here a couple tiets drunk and e”

Juliet shivered

I wrappedhappen to you”

“It’s not always drunks,” Chloe said “Reot lost on the trail? They didn’t find his body until the following year”

“I guess the takeaway is, stay away froe of the cliff?” I whispered to Juliet

The tension uess so”