the aisle, trying to blend into the darkness. Violet watches for me and flags me down to where she sits. I love her, but she’s overzealous when it comes to embarrassing me. Instead of ignoring her, I close the gap between us in hopes of stopping her flailing arms. She sits in the middle aisle. I have to walk right past Graham and his army of followers to get to her. “Kennedy, you did amazing. See, it wasn’t that bad,” Violet screeches, catching the attention of everyone around. This is what I wanted to avoid. “Thank you, but you don’t need to shout,” I whisper through a forced smile. I slouch
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