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“Sure,” Peter said, looking to Maggie for approval

“Why not?” Maggie exclaiet out of the car to go to one

So to hate everyone The only two people I can stand are The Mouse and Walt

Walt and I make fun of everyone We spend all our spare tih about how dumb Tommy Brewster is, and how Jen P has a birthie and Peter are on the pro it beneath us, and then decide we ether and dress as punks

On Wednesday afternoon, Peter stops by my locker “Hey,” he says, in a voice thathis best to act like he doesn’t knohat happened between ?”

“Why?” I ask, guessing Maggie must have put him up to this

“Thought you s “It doesn’t matter to me either way”

He strolls off as I stare into et off the hook so easily? “What do you think about Sebastian and Lali?” I demand

“I think that it’s high school”

“Meaning?”

“Meaning it doesn’t h school—a frequently unpleasant but relatively short percentage of your life In five months we’ll be out of here In five months, no one will care”

Not “no one” I’ll still care

I follow hi No one seems particularly surprised to see ens nods at id rules about attendance The year’s half over, and it’s probably not worth the effort

Little Gayle walks in and slides onto the stool next to me “I’m disappointed,” she says

Jeez Even freshht