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they could. Their friendship was a given, as natural as breathing. Some people didn't get it
ntil that warm
with a no
hrough his phone, when his school's s
page. Not
name in bold letters, a
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're actuall
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as Dev's grip on h
ddenly felt
ck the dam
sage before his phone vibr
s voice was sharp, cutting thr
ng a hand through his hair. "Some i
le snapped. "Do you se
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every
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said as he sat up on his bed
on the other end. "We nee
Dev's door
twisting when he saw the
fa
pened with
s father's voice w
her stepped into the room, holding his own phone. Th
t yell. He didn'
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like he was already d
is chest tighten. "What
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oked at him l
said. "You know how this makes you look??!" He
o anything Someone probably started
't stop i
rned, heading
he reached the h
see that boy in thi
sted. "Dad, come
. I always knew he
n he wa
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him back
ad say?" he aske
answer for
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stomach dro
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he could pr
t morning,
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en when no one was sp
st part was
painte
cker was
e, staring at the vandalizeddid this," Co
hed his j
e the fo
e last person th
ned against the lockers. His friends, Dan, Eli, and Chou flan
lenched. "Ther
ment. "You sure? 'Cause the whole
ay still. This was what
, Calloway, how does it feel to
oed through
t's go. His not
y, leaving the
Dev
wasn'
just be
e News club, Ian, he was in charge of
le didn't
room, the student-run group in charg
shed articles and stacks of old school newspa
he smirked. "What brings
the desk. "What the hell,
zily. "Chill, man. The school needed some r
ou've ruined our lives bec
ted. "Wh
fists c
ou aren't fun. The school will stop talkin
t post down, or I'm taking this to
dened. "Have f
fr
membered, the vice pri
ms. "Do whatever you want. Bu
arm. "Come on. We'r
mug expression, his complete lack of
ed away, Dev fel
just a rum
was