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School got out at three, the zoo closes at four. I caught a ride from Amanda. The sky was charcoal gray, and the wind had picked up since lunch. Something was blowing in. “You can’t walk home,” Amanda said. “I’m going to wait.”
“No, I’ll be fine. Go home and take your nap.”
“That’s what back seats are for.”
We pulled into the parking lot. Amanda turned off the car and then checked me over one more time to make sure everything looked perfect.
“I think you’re wrong,” she said as I was getting out, and I said, “I know I’m right,” and that’s where we left it.
I felt so good. Because as far as I was concerned, the mystery was solved, and I was going to get to relive my childhood betrayal and this time stand up for myself.
Matt was already waiting for me out front. I could tell he was
