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I watch as his butt comes off his seat and he inches his chair closer, his arainst hers

I’ed I could blow my top as I sneer in his direction

My posture stiffens and I hear the table creak, not even realizing I’dthe life out of the already dead wood that makes up the furniture

My double espresso rattles in its saucer,serpentined on the dock of a shipyard

I can feel htens, and when that little shit leans in and brushes her beautiful brown hair off her ear so he can lean in and whisper soh

CHAPTER 4

Morgan

I didn’t even want to do this project with Casey, but the teacher said we couldn’t change partners I saw Myles in the corner when I walked in and I was io to him, to sit with him, to study by him

He’s smart He knows calculus better than I do, and he kno toas dry asin no time

But I have to stay focused The sooner this project is over the sooner I don’t have to deal with this juvenile boy If anything he just serves as another ree don’t do it for uy, absolutely does

“I think we need to take a break,” he says to me

I knit ot here and he’s sliding closer, too close, and acting weird already

“The bathroo here…if ya catch my drift”

“We need to stay focused”

“Oh, I’ my hint, as his eyes skate up and down my body as his arm presses into mine

I feel the need to run ho, and I know it’s only going to get worse

I intentionally sat at a table where Myles wouldn’t be able to see us very well, if at all I’m embarrassed to be here with Casey and now I’m even

“You knohat they say about guys with big hands, right?” Casey says, his oversized hand that willmine as he places it on the table directly above mine