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ma

ake my way to the bathroom and the large, enclosed stall at

voice filters thr

ght this was supposed to be Samy's birthday party

ill you

who the biggest jerk is tonight after that little stunt his dad pulled with Zane. Al

ghs. "Wha

, Fantast

en Grimm? His name is T

ate

thoughts intensify. Seeing Zane was bad enough, but what made it

like my

I need to get away from thi

dn't give to throw it away and flee the country right now, or at least block Freddy's number. B

d text my driver, Darryl, to bring the car over.

de here until I can make a beeline for the bac

utside and a new

he o

oing here? I don't need mor

e the stall. "I

green." Our friend checks me ou

rms his statement. My skin does have a sickl

ckets, relaxing to see I'm fine. His right cheek lifts with that sly gr

who spiked the whole bottle of vodka were trying to kill us all. Our parents were so pissed off whe

hs. "Only

u feel so g

bed up my body and entered me come flooding back. The memo

s years ago. Well, at least this brief walk down memo

me to escape t

hing's okay. I'm

, but I might no

each other. And if we happen to be going to t

year once school's out anyway,

ng his crisp vest, his crisp white shirt, and his

t. I don't want you

s messy dark-blond hair. He must have done this a lot tonight. Waiting for rich people can

ll smile. "We're

and I catch Selena

t stop him. He came in here like a knight in shining armor. Nothi

want to get hi

ey. But he's a big boy who can take care of hi

ck the time. "Darryl's leaving in two min

have to ask. Of course

n, soft voice pulls my att

th furrowed eyebro

I'm not, but

didn't expect to see Zane tonight, and it

believe a single bit of the nonsense I just s

, I wake up to a

a

e at the offi

believe it. Whateve

e

I'm bus

a

nta. Come by 10 or I'

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to stra

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be