7EVEN.

foreword

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EPIGRAPH

"maybe ever'body in the whole damn world is scared of each other."

— of mice and men, by john steinbeck

"some men get the world, some men get ex-hookers and a trip to arizona. you're in with the former, but my god i don't envy the blood on your conscience."

— l.a. confidential, by james ellroy

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SYNOPSIS

Lukas really liked sex.

Gabriel was really skinny.

Gage wanted it all.

Scout needed to go to sleep.

William was a wreck.

Elijah was jealous.

Peter was the best.

None of the seven liked each other. And they didn't like each other anymore when they killed someone.

But, is it still illegal even if no one knows?

Yes, the answer is yes and you can't argue with me.

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WARNINGS

+ profanity
+ mental disorders
+ eating disorders
+ depictions of self-harm
+ sexual themes
+ sexual abuse
+ substance abuse
+ murder
+ violence
+ death
+ age gaps
+ toxic relationships
+ lgbt themes
+ parental abuse and neglect
+ unreliable narrators
+ teenage angst
+ satire

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TIMELINE

started — 03 / 30 / 2020
posted — 03 / 31 / 2020
finished — 00 / 00 / 0000

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DEDICATION

to ryann because you made like everything in this book and you're amazing and your apartment is very cozy and i love everyone in your apartment

and to quinn because you and ryann should really date

oh and to jacob because you make really good pancakes

okay. we're just going to continue this.

to brock because i love your dogs and your dogs love me

to elias because i like it when you give me your shirts to sleep in

to jake because your lap is very comfortable to sit on when ryann makes us watch bad movies

to will because i find it funny that you blush whenever ryann sits near you

to adam because that apple pie you bought from safeway that one time was really good

to micaela because you deal with all my bullshit

to troy because you're 5'9"

to emma because you're a great tik tok filmer

and to ryann again because i just remembered that you once called tyler "chicken strip boy"

(i hope that was it)

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AUTHOR'S NOTE

oh man
listen i can't even write the books i already have, let alone this my god
also literally everything in this book was made by ryann because she is a thousand times better at photoshop and literally everything than me

you should go follow her because she is amazing
but you also shouldn't go follow her because she's a dumb bitch

love you ry ;)

— malia :)

update:
i want to shove my head through a fucking wall.

i wrote the synopsis, dedication, and the playlist hours ago. it is now 8:58 pm and i'm having to rewrite them all.
i make sure everything saves before i exit it. at 5:03, this was all saved. i came back to edit something and noticed that this had just saved.

also, the fact that wattpad doesn't make archives of every large edit you do is beyond me. that's so fucking stupid. this is like the goddamn ghost fiasco all over again.
fuck this website and everyone that made it. you're all maple leafs fans and i just want you to know that the fucking senators will win a cup before you do with john tavares as your captain. auston matthews is overpaid. william nylander is not as good as you think he is. your blue line is bad and will not be able to take you farther than game seven of the first round in the playoffs. kyle dubas is delusional. rasmus sandin is not as good as cale makar or quinn hughes.

god, fuck you and the horse you rode in on.

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PREFACE

I don't like any of you. Please stop talking to me and remove me from the group chat.

— GABRIEL VILARDI

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COPYRIGHT

if you plagiarize, hockey doesn't come back and then we're all sad

© 2020, malia lockrem

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