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And just who will his real friends turn out to be?
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Life sucked. Family sucked. School sucked. Everything sucked. That was my attitude the week following Dustin dumping me. Yeah, I know, we technically were never together, so he couldn’t really dump me. Kind of like how I couldn’t be kicked out of a club that no longer existed. It still hurt. It still sucked. I still missed him. Dustin seemed unaffected by the whole thing. He was joking around with his friends like always, maybe even more. He didn’t initiate any conversation with me, an
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It's been interesting for me to try to both tread through places we've been before and offering something fresh and new as well. It's a balancing act, that's for sure. We're about to dig in deep into Mr. Hartley soon enough, maybe explore what makes a man with so much potential turn to schemes and hatred.
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There's that fine line between someone just working through their stuff or that person just being toxic. Toxic people aren't ever going to get better, sometimes they won't even try. But if someone is just trying to figure things out and making mistakes along the way, then there's hope.
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As long as it's not that they are unlikable to the point of not caring, and therefore not enjoying and reading. Billy and Brett had their moments too, but by the time they happened we were already a few books into the story and we could relate to them. You always knew Billy was at least trying to be a good person, even if he had no idea how to do it sometimes. Aiden though...
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He does make his share of trouble for himself, doesn't he?
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Jealousy, anger, hatred... All powerful fuel for venting at someone who has no idea who you are or why you're upset. But in typical Billy fashion, he just moves along without giving it much thought, ignoring the threat until it's too late.
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Dustin's dark side is a scary place to be, and to have someone actively manipulating him and feeding the darkness? Yikes!
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Always remember the boys are being manipulated behind the scenes. Look at where Dustin was looking in the scene where he rejected Aiden - the symbol of his greatest accomplishment, one he feels was made possible only by the only person who he feels understands him and is looking out for him - the father he never had, Mr. Hartley. And during Dustin's "I don't know what I want" speech, how he paced back and forth between the object of his desire and the prize for his obedience to Mr. Hartley. It's not just his emotions which are ripping him apart, but the schemes of his mentor.
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Aiden's gotten himself in over his head, that's for sure. For Dustin, he thought Aiden was going to be a bit of fun, but turns out he got in too deep as well! Once Aiden thought he understood the rules, Dustin revealed that "knight" side of himself and changed direction.
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I hope I haven't created characters so unlikeable that people don't want to read the story. Have I reveled in the dark side a bit too much with this one?
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I try to keep it real, even with an over-the-top character like Mr. Hartley or Dustin. Their motivations and actions are relatable, even if we wouldn't do what they do ourselves.
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“Hey, here’s my schedule for the next few weeks,” Dustin whispered in my ear as he slipped me a piece of paper. It had only been a few days since our first time and here we were naked with each other again on the Monday after Easter with another day off of school and another round of fun in his bedroom. I’d never been comfortable being naked in front of anyone, but with Dustin I never wanted to put on clothes again. Even when we weren’t having sex we were just hanging out naked. “If you ca
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Reality ensues! lol
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I think we'll see it was just words very soon.
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You might be surprised who fits into the "trust" category and who doesn't!
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That's what Brett was trying to tell him!
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But they are both wonderful singers!
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The whole car ride home I tried to hold back the tears. I’d been cast out of the one group where I’d felt accepted for who I was. Mom knew I was angry and sad and kept offering me support, or something to eat, or anything to make me feel better. I couldn’t stand it and finally I snapped at her later that night at home. “Stop trying to help me! You don’t understand! You don’t know what it’s like and you never will! Just please leave me alone! Okay?” “It might help if you told me why you
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You'd think he'd mention something like that!
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He could definitely go that direction if he continues down the path he's on.
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He's definitely making some poor decisions! But to re-evaluate? At age fifteen? Is it possible?
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Kids can be cruel, even without someone pulling the strings behind the scenes.
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I avoided Dustin as much as I could the rest of the week after the balcony incident. It wasn’t that I was afraid of him or anything, I just wasn’t sure what to think of him. Was he a lunatic with anger issues? Who threatens to drop a guy off a balcony? While I could avoid Dustin, Mr. Hartley was more difficult to avoid. “Dustin told me there was an incident,” he said as we sat together during his free period. “Yeah, he only tried to kill Tyler,” I said. “That’s not the way he tell
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Always a good idea to re-read WAR! It's really tragic what Dustin had to go through before all this, and then to have someone come along and manipulate him to get what he wants. No wonder he ended up a hermit for three years.
