For some reason, seeing everyone like that made me sad. I sat back on my knees and sighed. I couldn’t help but wonder if this was as close as I’d ever get to a party like that. Granted, this was a lot closer than I’d ever been before. But was I really just kidding myself? Did I really have a place with people like that? “Jae?” Beckah was looking at me with an unhappy quirk to her mouth. “I’m sorry you got stuck with me, instead of going to the party.” It wasn’t hard to smile at her. “No, it’s not that. I just always end up wondering how I’ll ever fit in with people like that. It was . . . kind
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