Is this what it means to die? Lucas thought. Because Iโm not scared of it anymore. Not if it means I finally get this close to you.
Claudia GrayIโm going, and donโt you dare try to stop me.โ I ran through the door, willing myself to make it downstairs before I started to cry.
Claudia GrayThat buy is totally cracked out," Vic said one day, as we walked past Balthazar in the great hall. I don't think he's on alything." I didn't mean, for real. If he was cracked out for real, he'd probably be having more fun, right?" Vic shrugged. "Balty looks like he's not having any fun. He looks like he never had any. Like he wouldn't know fun if it started dancing around yelling 'I'm fun' in his face.
Claudia GrayThe silence between us stretched out, but it wasn't awkward. Sometimes there are people you can be quiet with, and you never feel the need to fill the gap with meaningless chit-chat. I'd only become that close to a couple people in my hometown, and I'd always thought it took years. Lucas and I were already there.
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