He turned and ambled away. I gulped down some water and fitted my skate guards, trying to seem busy and lost in thought. I really was lost in thought. Thoughts of Lily. Really, it would be better if she didn’t come to the party. She’d be a distraction there, and she wouldn’t hang out with me, anyway. I’d be wondering what loser with a death wish was chatting her up all night. I thought back to the night we officially met, how I’d found her in the kitchen, hiding from me, with Josh, a winger, smiling away at her. No, I wasn’t sure at all if I wanted Lily at the party. Unless I literally
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