That First Summer
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Yes, we are the ultimate friend group. Yes, two of us like highschoolers. Yes, we are eighth graders, almost ninth graders. Yes, the others are highschoolers. Yes, it is her birthday week in the middle of the summer. Yes, we are considered pretty good kids. Yes, our parents will kill us if they ever find out. Yes, our parents will never find out. Yes, we sneak out to California for an entire week by ourselves with two highschoolers we barely know and no one ever finds out. And yes, it's the best summer ever.
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