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his name isJamison.

And you’re right

what Juniper and I do

is none of your concern.

Just stay out of my life, Jamison.

You don’t know everything about me.

Then Lyric grabs my hand

and bulldozes us away

through the mess of gyrating bodies

past the ticket table

and out into

the dimly lit hallways of Lansing High.

Lyric has been

relaxed

and unguarded all night.

But now

she’s got the same

stancethe same

closed-offfury

in her facethat she had

at the ice-skating rink.

She lets go of my hand

finally

and then to my horror

stomps over to a nearby locker

and punches ithard.

Hey, hey! Stop!

I yell.

You’re going to hurt yourself.

Good.