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Even if I’, and sits beside me It’s then I confirm my suspicions – only a total weirdo would continue to hang out with someone who puked on her shoes, then rolled down a hill like a sugar high hahed about it Diana could be a serial killer Or a genuinely nice person Both the sort of people who shouldn’t be hanging around yours truly

"You’re crying," she says offhandedly, picking a dandelion and blowing the fuzz away I wipeit a lot lately Because, you know Crying is fun If you think about it like Splash Mountain for your eyes"

Diana giggles I stand up, brushing grass off o and conte s "I think you’re just scared It’s scary College We can do anything We can fail or flunk, or drink or smoke or have sex, and no one cares We’re not kids anymore There’s no parents here Whatever happens in our future, happens because of the choices we s her knees

"And seeing exes you haven’t seen for a long time is scary, too"

I lose all will to leave, and flop down beside her The last thing I wanna be right now is alone We watch the sunset rip through the sky with fire and velvet

"Boys are weird," Diana concludes sagely

"I don’t know anything about boys except they "

"Oh"

Diana squints atbad, I can punt hi to punt people?"

"I have four little brothers It’d be a waste to let my talents wither"

It’s my turn to chuckle Voices make me jump I shoot a wary look up the hill, but it’s just a crowd of loud obnoxious girls shrieking as they pass

"I really didn’t wanna live constantly looking over h "It was shitty in Florida and it’ll be shitty here"

"I would say ignore hiuess that’s easier said than done, huh?"

I nod Diana picks at a blade of grass I’ deep and profound and possibly life-changing when Yvette’s clear, strong voice cuts between us A guitar case is strapped to her back, pink hairto the shohat, numbnuts?"

I stand, shakily I shoot one last look back at the cafeteria The choker of thorns around one I’m safe For now Diana stands with me, and I smirk at her

"On a scale of one to duh, how much do you like music?"

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3 Years

47 Weeks