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"I saw that hickey yesterday morning, you know," as I'm driving into a parking spot, Dustin let's that out, nearly making me hit the breaks once again.

"What hickey–" I start trying to deny it.

"Just say that you want to get back with Steve already, it's not that hard." He states grabbing his backpack from the floor.

His assumption makes me raise my eyebrows. This wasn't from Steve. And if I tell him who it was from, I'd be absolutely dead to him.

"I don't want to get back with him," I say, creating even more lies. It's true, but in a way it's a solid lie.

"The purple mark says differently...but later I guess," Dustin rolls his eyes at me before getting out and slamming the car door shut.

I've just been so sloppy lately. Sending my brother to his death? My hickey out on display for everyone? The new affection I have towards Billy? There has to be a way for me to feel better about myself.

There's a knock on the window, waking me out of my thoughts. My head snaps around only to find Steve. He gives me a smile before open the passenger door and hopping in. "Today is the day Billy will be shamed to death," he sighs dramatically.

"Steve I can't. I can't do that to Billy, not like this. This whole dad situation hits a little too close to home, remember?" I confess, shaking my head. My father my have not hit me or Dustin, but he still did leave us.

There's suddenly another knock on the window, I turn my head to the left and find Billy. "Am I interrupting something here?" He asks while chewing on his lip.

Before I can reply Steve does with a small bitterness in his tone, "No, I was just leaving. Later, Diana."

And he slams the door even harder than Dustin.

Great, now another person who's angry with me before first period.

With my head in my hands, I mentally scream, ignoring Billy as he shuts the passenger door after him, not mad at me yet.

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