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Her blonde hair is cut short and kind of jagged, and she’s wearing a graphic tee with sleeves just grazing the elbows, a short black skirt, and black leggings.

“Two days?” I say. “You lasted two days? Listen, if it was a good secret, I’d get it. But I told you I was kidding”

I am NOT spending Shabbos alone with Ma and Ta. I refuse

We share a snickerdoodle in silence; Libby makes no comment about fats and sugars, she just chews thoughtfully

I turn around slowly. This is not happening. Teachers are not using lunchtime to have PTA with my mother, are they?

I’m 16, not six. I can control myself, right? Pretend to be a nice person even if inside I know I’m a snob