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Elizabeth was awoken by frantic knocks on her bedroom door. She groaned as she got up and walked to the door. She opened it to show Justin standing in her doorway holding a plate full of waffles. "You're dad made-" Elizabeth grabbed onto her boyfriend and dragged him into her room, "waffles." He laughed, a little flustered. She pulled him down to her height and pressed her lips against his, wrapping arms around his neck. Justin smiled against her lips, loosely snaking his arms around her waist. "What's up?" He pulled away slightly, glancing down at her lips. "Not that I'm complaining, but you're being very forward this morning."
"You're not sleeping in here anymore. I miss you."
"I know, 'Liza, but we can't have your parents throwing me out." Elizabeth nodded as she listened to him speak. "This is the only place I have. I'm just right outside."
"But I want you inside." Justin smirked. "That's not what I meant. I mean, that's fine too, but I want you inside of the house. I want you in my bed."
The boy laughed as Elizabeth's cheeks began to heat up. "Once again, you're being very forward."
Elizabeth frowned, realizing what she had said. "And once again, that's not what I meant." Justin scrunched up his nose. "But, that's fine. You can be in my bed if you want."
*
Elizabeth stood at her locker. There were whispers all around her, but she could not figure out what it was all about. She pushed her books into her backpack as Zach approached her. "Hey, Zach."
Zach looked as if he had gotten shot in the chest. "They found Bryce's body at the docks."
Elizabeth's breath got caught in her throat as her eyes widened. "What?"
Zach shook his head frantically. "I'm going to go to jail. Everyone's gonna find out it was me."
Elizabeth placed her hands on his cheeks, trying to calm him down. "Nothing's going to happen to you. Everything's going to work out. You just need to calm down."
"How the fuck am I supposed to calm down?" Zach pushed her hands away from him. "I fucking killed my-"
"Eliza, I need you."
The duo turned to see Justin Foley. "We were talking." Zach spat Justin. "She can talk to you later, okay?" Elizabeth had not told Zach that Justin knew about what happened with Bryce, and she was not planning on telling him. The only reason Justin knew was because he was with her when she got the call.
