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“No, it’s not that, I just—” I break off It’sconfusing After all, Chloe and I have been obsessed with Bex for the better part of the school year But people get crushes on their hot teachers, right? That’s a thing that happens It doesn’treal to actually happen between us

Right?

I’ure out how to anshen Jacob and a couple of his lacrosse buddies sit down at the table, their trays heaped with loppy you could use it to lay bricks

“Ladies,” he says, and I grin “What’s up?”

“Just talking about newspaper stuff,” I say, shooting Chloe a look across the table “We’ve got a print deadline at the end of the week” I pop a grape into et those article pitches I texted you?”

Chloe nods, noncommittal “I had a bunch of ideas too,” she tellsat the mac and cheese on Jacob’s tray: “Do you want to write so about the new menu, maybe?”

I laugh out loud, I can’t help it

“What?” She shrugs

“It’s

not exactly hard-hitting journalism, that’s all”

Chloe frowns again “Is that what you want to be doing now?” she asks “Hard-hitting journalism?”

“I just—” I break off, not entirely sure why she seems so testy all of a sudden “Isn’t that ale’re trying to do?”

Chloe h school paper, Marin,” she reht team”

I’ to reply when there’s a commotion up at the front of the cafeteria—it’s Principal DioGuardi yet again, aDeanna Montalto in tow

“Attention please!” he yells out across the roootten the ht I’d have my friend Deanna here help !”