Chapter 8
“Buy me something,” Jacob says before he leaves.
Avery laughs. “We’re going to a drug store, I think.”
Jacob shrugs. “I know. Buy me bubble gum.” His eyes sparkle at the thought. “Please? God, I haven’t had gum in so long.” They don’t sell gum in the cafeteria, and neither of them has been off the school grounds since the night of Parker’s party.
“Bubble gum,” Avery says, amused. If that’s what it takes to make Jacob happy, then he’ll buy all the gum he can find.
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Parker’s car idles outside the gate. As Avery sinks into the passenger seat, church bells peal into the still morning air. Mass has started. He hopes they can be quick about this. “I have an exam in an hour,” he says instead of hello.
Parker revs the engine. It drowns out the bells. “I have a test tonight.
