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I’m so glad I’m on the redeemable list!!
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MY hands are in my hair as I sit on the edge of my bed. Victor’s face keeps replaying in my mind. Will told me to wait while he makes sure he leaves. It’s been a while, and he has not come back. The party continues to vibrate the house so much that I feel like the pictures are going to start coming off the walls. I need to find Will. I go into the hallway, and immediately, I’m surrounded by people. They’re everywhere. Leaning against walls. In the open bedrooms. Vape smoke fills the
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IT'S been three weeks since Will and I became boyfriends. Boyfriends. The word still dances on my tongue each time I say it. It’s such a full word. The way you say it fills your mouth. A two-syllable word that tastes good every single time. But it’s been three weeks, and things have been good. I mean, really good. The kind of good that made my social workers, both my New York one and North Carolina one, breathe a sigh of relief because they know they can worry about me less if I’m happy. Th
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SUMMER break was never my favorite before I met James. I was a lonely kid whose summers were spent going to various camps because my parents still worked. They had me try all sorts of camps. Soccer camp, but I cried every day before drop off. A science camp that was pretty cool but had a bunch of mean boys. A nature camp where I got severely ill. Art camp was where I enjoyed myself. That was the only camp I enjoyed. It’s whatever now. However, the summer after I met James changed my a
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Glad you’ve enjoyed!
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You want me to slut out poor Calvin!?😂😂(hmm…)
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VIENNA smooths my sleeves some and then reaches up to tighten my tie. “You’ll be fine, Dear,” she says. “You just need to be honest. You’ll get through this and then it will be summer vacation by the end of next week. No more school, no more drama.” “Until next year,” I say. I play with my tie. “But yeah, honesty is key.” “It’s definitely not the worst thing a student has done and gotten caught for,” she says. “I’ll be there the whole time.” “Thanks.” I take a deep breath, fe
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“YOU’VE had a pretty eventful week it sounds like,” Laura says. She’s smiling and I can’t help but feel a little proud. A few weeks ago when I started, I was about ready to run out of her office and never come back. But that session ended okay and well, here I am still. But yeah, I feel proud of my recent accomplishments. “Yes, yeah, it has been,” I say. “You won the student council race to be your class president next year, and your friend won vice president, right?” Last Monda
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You’d be very surprised! I work in this field and yes, courts do and have denied kids with relatives…
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TODAY is the day, I guess. The day we find out who has won the race. Me or Victor. It was two weeks of campaigning and last week was the voting and the waiting. Every day has been just a swarm of anxiety in my stomach. It’s like bees are living there. Plus, I’ve been trying my hardest not to think about James. But I can’t help it. Even with the distractions, he slips into my head just way too easily. Will’s definitely noticed. He seems…cautious around me like I blow a fuse. And he’s not wr
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For anyone who was wanting a love triangle…sorry! I hate those LOL
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I listened to a lot of piano music writing this chapter to help me get that “moving” feel to it haha!
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What time is it? It’s ruin victors life time!
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Aw man, I’m sorry. Life really does suck sometimes. Whoever made you cry, just close your eyes really tight and imagine hitting them with a car. That’s what I do!
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And he will persist!! (I hope)
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I guess you have to keep reading along!🤪
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I’m historically not the biggest fan of fantasy, but this story has been great and quite intriguing. Definitely enjoying. Keep it up!
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Six months earlier “THIS has got to be the best burrito I’ve ever had,” James says, with a string of cheese lying down his chin. He wipes the back of his hand across his lips. “Dude, gross,” I say, but I’m smiling. He looks so goofy. His hair is a little messy. I could stare at him for days. “I can’t believe we haven’t been here before!” Mom says she looks around the dining room. “It’s very authentic.” I laugh. “Authentic? Mom, have you ever been to Mexico?” “No,
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well that's an idea LOL
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God dammit. This is what happens when I edit while hungover...I can't get the right area and am too lazy to look at my planning notes 😄
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What can I say? I'm a crazy guy.
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[LET me know how it goes! I’m happy for you. And I can’t wait to see you again someday] I smile at James’s text while sitting next to Cal in the courtyard. It’s a bit gray today, but knowing James is okay feels like eternal sun. We’ve been texting and FaceTiming for the last week. So much of my stress had been wondering about him and now so much of that has dissipated. He filled me in on everything since that night. Turns out his dad was a lot more accepting of him and us than his mom
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Ohhhh yes. ‘Bout to get real messy.
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I can proudly say it was never on anyone! But plenty of alleys…
