ASHER
She’s going on an overnight trip with the geeks tonight.
Any other time, I would be nagging the crap out of her, begging her to let me come. She would do the eye roll thing, right before she’d cave. But for once, I am not thinking about myself, rather I’ve got Hazel Bell’s best interest at heart. That is why I say, “You should go on the trip.”
“You want me to go?” Her voice sounds clipped on the phone. Tired. “That’s funny. For a moment there, I thought you would ask me to come over. You weren’t in school today. It’s been more than a day since we saw each other. Don’t you want to see me?”
Of course I want to see her. Since she stormed out of my bedroom, she’s all I’ve been able to think about. “I’ll see you when you get back. We can talk then. In the meantime, bye freckles. Ensu
