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Isaac "Here." Mom shoved an armful of skewers at me then ruffled my hair. "Hand these out at the bonfire, please." "Sure." I took them and attempted to fix my ...

Isaac I looked up and the girl from last night grabbed a couple bottles from my hand. She smiled and unlike last night, this one seemed pretty real. "Oh, uh, ...

Noah The next morning I was a little nervous to talk to Mom and Parker at breakfast, but it had to be done. We sat at the kitchen table and ...

Isaac Brooks "Hey, Isaac?" Mom called from inside the camp's kitchen. "Can you come help me, please?" "Just a sec!" I yelled back and finished putting new trash bags in ...

Noah As soon as she said it she blushed and looked down. Her words echoed through my head. She loves me? I desperately wanted to say it back but those ...

Noah Parker and I spent the rest of the afternoon watching animated superheroes fly across the TV screen. No matter how hard I tried to concentrate on the cartoon, my ...

Noah "Jay, stop it right now." I grabbed her wrist and pulled her back into me. "Just take a deep breath, okay? The only one worrying right now is you." ...

Noah "Just doing my job as an older brother." I smirked. "Jami's here to babysit me, not you." Parker climbed up on the counter and Jami was about to object ...

Noah The dance ended and I drove Lucy home. When I got back to my house Mom was sitting on the couch, glass of wine in one hand and the ...

Noah The day of the dance I didn't see Jami at all. I had to go in for more tutoring at lunch so I didn't see her then and she ...

Noah When the school bell rang I found Lucy waiting in the parking lot. Might as well ask her now. I walked up to her and smiled. "Uh, hey Lucy." ...

Noah I found Jami at lunch and we awkwardly sat across from each other at the end of a crowded table. "Hey, uh, I need to talk to you about ...

Noah I went downstairs and told our families about Jake. They told me there's not much we can do unless he starts assaulting Jami again. I walked upstairs and found ...

Noah Thanksgiving rolled around and from my room I could smell the sweet potato casserole Mom was making in the kitchen. With a loud bang, Parker burst into my room. ...

Noah I kept visiting Jami in the hospital until she was released. School was lonely but I went almost three years at school without Jami so I tolerated it. She ...