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sions put me in a foul mood. I sat at breakfast, quieter than usual, moving my

didn’t bother to wait for t

lot, the guys leaned against R

p beating yourself up,

stays in the pa

ry, Mom

ind me of what a fuck

arshness

man. What happened affe

t? I live with the past with D

o. He and everyone knew what happened. Hell, we’re li

No matter how much I fought the situation, it still haunts m

ife? The tension is unb

l,” the

o, why is eve

othing,

something. You tell

dn’t help but smile as I shook m

full week, and you’re a bunch

, causing u

Now come on. We have to

ed. That was the thing about Val. She didn’t care about my past. She didn’t care wh

**

re bearable. I kept to myself, only giving shor

g us laugh and whatnot. Watching her and Melan

Brent was a real prick. We waited for the time to pounce. The fucker w

others. Brent had Ruby pinned, screa

s he was about to let his fist fly, I let mine go, knocking him off his feet and into the air.

ded. Someone screamed, but I didn’t care. I couldn’t

You’re going

me up again

. Cal

ldn’t hold it anymore, and I broke. My vision blurred

I go

ripped the back of his shirt. He held

*

y brother, cousins, and Val stood outsi

s in serious trouble,”

n! That kid had his beat

ol. His anger is becoming a real problem. He

That kid almos

dn’t. Ryke

in my seat. I did that when my

nd. Give us time to get thin

oice but to suspend

in

up and lo

me

out of the principal

” Ryde

uspended me unti

ad

Ryder. Your mom is goi

eserved Ryker’s be

by has been doing. That kid is going to wish he were dead,” dad said to him. “I

t, and Val lo

yker

Give Ryker a few d

t, leaving her

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r

ting for us. Before she said anything,

pened?” L

spended Ryker

r w

Ryker put a kid

s shock

ting Ruby and

d, sitting down. “Wha

Call your dad

re

ill realize

d and cal

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as throbbing. I got up and walked to the bathroom to clean it and bandage it. Once I to

r good if

e we talk

ded to my room. I walked in

it

ed. Granddad pulled a

to me,

ough my auburn ha

t me to say? I’m

t you to t

year, it’s like everything is out of control

tched me and pace

se my eyes, I relieve it. Most of the days, I feel nu

ainst the wall, shattering it into

ddad put his hand up to stop them from entering. I threw stuff and flipped things over, going into a f

it?” Granddad

person said.

d in and crouche

es met the perso

l be okay, Ryke

on’t want to go th

my hands

wrong

l condition. It’s called manic-depressive dis

a soft smile an

you f

to take medication every day. First,

d left the room,

ldn’t come until this

you called me, we ne

t school?”

e doesn’t have control. Plus, he was protecting my granddaughter. That

ver good when Granddad wants to spe

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y

w. I swear,”

rogram. We raised yo

ed my atten

hink you have the ans

It was my fault. I made him angry. H

? No guy touches a woman w

d in fron

o disrespect yourself. The minute y

me a look

. You’ll meet the right one. Giv

u, too, grandpa,

oked

mother and I had a very l

ad,” sh

ft. A few minutes later

?” I

arted his meds. It’ll take a w

sed it?”

happened last year, it exploded. Ryker

ouch. “But with everything that happened, he shut

ordan said. “I won’t say it will be

” Drew

d to stop by Shawn’s and c

ou love has bipolar and becomes broken? Not much a