a

the only thing more terrifying than getting into his truck, was riding in a car with a stranger,

sn't as awkward a

ort of. You know, if it was possible to get

s a s

t expec

ding-angsty - total opposites of the guy sitting next to

pi

had gotten me when I was little. I'd told them it was stupid to count she

ll ha

I felt like we needed, since I migh

ally try, the only thing I could force out was a

him to think I had Tourette's on top of everything else. That's exactly

me off, making me promise to show up

wa

pped noticing me, almost like I didn't deserve the attention because I couldn't properly contribute t

friends, Demetri, had come up

ically sav

saved my life, both he and

ter the accident. They would have left - should have left Seaside, but they'd wan

ved next d

he first night th

now why it happ

accident, and I'd been told I had

to do, so I went for walks and talked to the stars

hear the

aw were

en scr

r my ears because I thought my

done anything to prevent it, just like I c

ce was

etely

tside, I

missed me

the i

olutely d

ck Mercedes AMG. The plates had even been a blur. Not th

y a thread, and then the car had acted like scissors, snapping

waited, praying the elevator wouldn'

hair ran toward the elevato

the doors wouldn't re-open. They clos

thing that sucked

y thought I was

onger had in my contact list -

ad h

t was true, or maybe this was my punishment fo

then soared to the

uietly went into my room. Tomorrow we were retu

hiv

used to

t about every ba

arents and every time I closed my eyes,

seconds that it wasn't just

tting up in bed and grabbed my phone to check

o Lincoln Greene? Tell me; is he as scary as his sister? That bitch still makes me want

and sent a few emojis of smiley

slapping anyone. Wouldn'

: Take

appy - but hot. No sane girl could ignore his crazy dimples, blond hair, and crystal blue eyes.

ry. You'r

: I'll

thinks I'

e. Did the bastard

o, *I*

again where I make you list all my f

parents used to support down in Haiti, even though my sister often did. Demetri and Ale

weak mom

tomorrow I'll take you out for ice cream, and w

favorite thing

getting basically no sleep since the baby was bor

ni

swear he wa

i:

know who. Lincoln freaking l

hink I should have p

tri:

ding. Jok

be breathing. Don't scare me like that

n't you t

my magnifying glass so I ca

Go t

to bed and promise me

i:

or all night orgies. Maybe go see a movie, remember what those are? Swim naked i

It's

's late me! Just

back a thumbs up w

Yes, D

i: Goo

Good

i: Hil

hi to Ly

ri: W

he was right. I needed to do something fun this summer. After all, I was

ut my future or what

rom Seaside, I started getting all panic

what I did - the anxiet

othing and crawled into bed... another fun quirk. If I wore

the nig

d. And she'd thought that maybe my clothes brought on a panic

sleeping wi

d, it had act

t he needed to get some sleep since he had to record tomorrow. But it wasn't Demetri. My f

me someth

the job descriptio

It i

e you th

and Wilbur went to

d sent him t

normally do

. Clearly, you underest

d back a f

d you a picture of Demetri Daniels g

ne filming it, right? The one fr

regardless of who took it or

ght now. You think h

re was a lot of inappropriate la

l sensitiv

id of birds, wh

i's least favorite emoji of a c

ou're k

and cement our friendship. He had to hide it in my house bec

hide it outs

could feel it. Hi

, thanks fo

jokes, but at least I can thr

he earn that

oat and wondered if I should answ

stands my obsession

go to Costco and buy

DON'

two-year

Demetr

accomplished world

, you're

th a smile on my face now... than

ni

ow old

l job application, like a norm

bogus application just to find out? Or

be it was because he felt so much older. Not that he

, turning eight

respond

screen. What? Had

Than

i:

eal ass. Don't want him riding you tom

ce he

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