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as Mom hangs in the waiting area
reading her Kindle.
The usual?Ahmed says.
Yep, just a shape-up, I confirm.
You got big New Year’s Eve plans?
A date?
I laugh.
That I do not. Single as a Pringle.
Not even a party?
You should find a party to go to.
Have some fun.
I shrug.Maybe.
Just as Ahmed is finishing up
the door jingles
and in walksJamison
of all people.
We haven’t really spoken
or texted since Winter Formal.
I’ve been keeping my distance
because of Lyric
and their history.
I’m so not in the mood
for any kind of confrontation.
Juniper, hey!
he greets me
sliding into the chair
next to mine.
Hey, I didn’t know
you came here.
My whole life.
