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Chapter One

“Come on, Hope I need you,” Dwayne Carson said

Staring into her locker, Hope Miller wondered if there was any way that she could get out of helping the e applications, she’d have told hi some hair behind her ear, she took a breath and finally turned toward him

“What do you need?” she asked

Even though he’d bullied her when they were younger, and they never, everherself to be a bitch Rubbing at her temple, she waited for him to answer

“Math, English, and also history I really, really need to get these right, as otherwise my ass is on the line”

She rolled her eyes but didn’t argue

“Fine, fine I’ve got to work at seven, but I can help you for a couple of hours after school” She closed her locker

“Great You’re okay to coht?”

She paused, not really liking the whole idea of being around his place She’d heard a lot of ru bullshit She didn’t like gossip, especially as a lot of it had been about her in recent months All she wanted to do was keep her head down, use whatever of her trust fund she was allowed to, go to college, and put all of her family’s mess behind her

Living with her aunt wasn’t what she wanted to do for the rest of her life She knew Aunt Tay only put up with her because of the sot paid to look after her Herto happen, so she’d put all of her money in a trust for Hope

“Can’t we go to the library or so?”

“I won’t bite, Miller Believe o there You et to see my pad; it’s totally the shit”

“Great,” she said, trying to find the excite “Call me excited”