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The blaring sound of her phone ringing pierced her ears as it jolted her awake.
"What the fuck do you want, Zachary?" Brynley groaned into the phone.
"Well good morning to you, too. Damn," Zach scoffed.
"What?" Brynley mumbled groggily.
"You need a ride today?" Zach asked.
"I'll walk," Brynley said quickly.
"What the fuck, Bryn?" Zach asked harshly, confused.
"What did I do?" Zach added quickly.
"You were a douche-- and I know that shouldn't be surprising to me, but--" Brynley snapped.
"You're pissed because of what happened with Jensen in the hallway?" Zach snapped.
"We've messed with Clay Jensen forever-- you didn't have a problem before these fucking tapes," Zach added harshly.
"That was before I understood that it matters-- the shit we do has an effect on people. We were all stupid and ignorant and arrogant. The shit we do and the shit we say matter, Zach," Brynley snapped.
"You think I don't see that now-- you think I don't get it now after Hannah?" Zach hissed, starting to raise his voice at her.
"Obviously not," Brynley said simply, slamming the phone down on the bedside table. She ran her hands through her tangled dark locks and flopped back down on the bed, forcing herself not to cry.
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The second Zach saw her walking onto campus, he jumped out of the car, leaving the boys still sitting there in confusion.
"Bryn!" Zach called.
"Bryn! Brynley!" He continued, knowing he was getting ignored. He finally caught up to her, grabbing her arm and turning her around gently.
"What?" She hissed.
"Can we talk?" Zach asked slowly, breathing heavily.
"Whatever," Brynley sighed, leading him into a corner.
"I'm sorry about what happened with Jensen," Zach said quickly.
"That's the thing, Zach-- I used to justify all the shit you and the guys do because you apologize to me, but it's not me you need to apologize to. You never apologize to anyone else-- you're not a dick, Zach. You never were. You just go along with our asshole friends," Brynley hissed.
