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      &quot;Come on Jas—are you really not going to talk to me now?&quot; Evan groaned, following me down the hallway as I tried to get to class. I hadn't talked to him since I confronted him.
      It was just not okay that he went after Zac—especially over something as stupid as being jealous? I was tutoring Zac, we were friends—I was dating Evan. I couldn't see what there was for him to be so jealous or threatened by. Evan went too far, getting Zac hurt like that.
      &quot;Jas—&quot; Evan grabbed my arm and halted me to a stop. &quot;Are you going to be mad at me over Miller? Seriously?&quot; He spat out Zac's name with disgust.
      I was baffled. I laughed humourlessly. &quot;This isn't because of Zac. This is because of you. Frankly, you not being able to see that is what makes this even worse.&quot;
      Evan rolled his eyes, scoffing. &quot;I understand that you're mad 

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      I somehow found myself going to another party—not to attend but to pick up my drunk best friend. Jade had a family dinner so she couldn't pick Bea up—which left me to make sure she would get home safe. I didn't mind.
      I scrambled through the crowd of sweaty, liquor-reeking bodies to try to catch sight of Bea. It was a difficult task with the house being this crowded and Bea being rather short.
      &quot;Woah—Jasmine?&quot;
      I looked up when my shoulder bumped against someone else's. &quot;Hey, Shane.&quot; I smiled lightly, still glancing around to hunt for Bea within the crowd. I'd like to get out of here sooner than later.
      &quot;What are you doing here? I didn't know you were coming.&quot; Shane grinned giddily. I could tell he had quite a bit to drink. I could smell it on his breath—see it on his face as he swayed his head side to side.
      I sighed, mee

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      I got to school late because I slept in.
      I was pulling my books out of my locker, the hallway was empty because class had already started so I wad the only one here. Or so I thought.
      &quot;Hey, Jazzy,&quot; Lucas walked over and leaned against the locker beside mine. He crossed his arms over his chest and gave me his usual arrogant little smirk. He just got here and his eyes were already dancing with amusement.
      I mentally groaned. I shut my eyes and exhaled through my noes, trying to keep my calm. This was really not how I wanted to start my day.
      I turned to look at him, plastering on the most forced and fake smile I could manage. &quot;Lucas, always a pleasure to see you.&quot;
      He quirked an eyebrow, growing more amused because he could already easily see he was getting under my skin. He didn't even have to try, his presence simply irritated me b

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      &quot;Come on Jas—are you really not going to talk to me now?&quot; Evan groaned, following me down the hallway as I tried to get to class. I hadn't talked to him since I confronted him.
      It was just not okay that he went after Zac—especially over something as stupid as being jealous? I was tutoring Zac, we were friends—I was dating Evan. I couldn't see what there was for him to be so jealous or threatened by. Evan went too far, getting Zac hurt like that.
      &quot;Jas—&quot; Evan grabbed my arm and halted me to a stop. &quot;Are you going to be mad at me over Miller? Seriously?&quot; He spat out Zac's name with disgust.
      I was baffled. I laughed humourlessly. &quot;This isn't because of Zac. This is because of you. Frankly, you not being able to see that is what makes this even worse.&quot;
      Evan rolled his eyes, scoffing. &quot;I understand that you're mad at me but I told you, I didn—&quot;
      &quot;Stop.&quot; I pulled my arm away and took a step

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