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"Aw, sweet! We finally graduated!"

That just means we're going to have to struggle more when we get to college.

"Hey, Oliver, we totally should have reserved all our drama for today."

Definitely. I looked like a fool...

But I'm smiling.

I just, somehow, am smiling.

I haven't even ordered the gears of my brain to do what I'm doing right now.

Has acting gotten so natural? Have I perfected it this much?

"What? What kinda drama do you mean?"

"Nothing, nothing. You don't have to know."

Yes, you very well don't have to.

"Well, what now? I feel like we need to go get something to eat. For a celebration or something."

"Yes! We should."

Wait.

What?

That was... Out of turn. I wasn't supposed to speak yet, but I...

"Good to see you're so enthusiastic about this, my friend. Yakiniku?"

"Yakiniku!"

Who is this demon inside my brain?

What are you doing up there?

Get out.

Get out.

Get out get out get out get out get out get out get out get out get out get out get out get out get out get out get out get out get out get out get out get out—

"Let's go."

Stop trying to posses me.

I don't want another one.

I was doing fine already.

Please.

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