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"Really" She frowns "I thought they were just being guys"

"Oh, they were," I assure her "Relax, it was all for fun and he got to kiss you just like he was trying to do the whole night"

She hugs a pillow to her chest "Yeah, but did he seem a little offish e left?"

"He seemed tired, but not offish"

She fastens her hair into a uy you were talking about?"

My pulse quickens just thinking about Greyson How easy it was to talk to hih I acted like a weirdo toward the end, it was still a great night

"We hung out for a while on the Ferris Wheel" I take outfor like half the night It was pretty ao out with hiative, I relax in the bed and sht"

She stares up at the ceiling with a content look on her face "It really was"

A fewof Ferris Wheels, soft circles, and the way Greyson kept staring at er at the carnival, but on the ground Feet and fists are slaainst my side as people shout hateful words at me They don’t even know me; they hate me simply because I’m different So much hate pollutes the air that I can barely breathe I use my arm to protect my head from the blows and feel the bones snap as soh h the blood and dirt and see a faht Braiden never looks at me like that, like he hates me so much he can’t stand it

The look hurts more than the fists and the kicks

Chapter 7

Seth

The next day I wake up with a pounding headache and an overwheloing throughonGreyson’s texts Deep down, I know he’s not Braiden He’s already proven that by sihtmares make the wounds onoutside of Callie’s doret some breakfast My phone buzzes froe

Greyson: Hey, haven’t heard fro is okay with Callie Anyway, call o to this art show next Friday and she suggested I bring u too so we can double date

As soon as I finish reading the h

Greyson: Okay, so I totally just reread e and realized how lah, it’ll be fun There’s free wine and food and we can leave the er hovers over the buttons as I deliberate how to reply He’s asking me out on a date Like a real date date

"Hey,up his jacket "I was actually heading to your dor