Chad didn’t seem to be fitting in well with his peers. Dom wasn’t particularly surprised with that; the kid was not only awkward, he’d screwed up a lot of his relationships—particularly with women—at the end of high school a few months ago. The fame of being cut up by shrapnel and surviving had gone to his head then, and it seemed taking college courses were doing the same thing now. “s**t,” said Chad when he saw Dom. He didn’t even hesitate to move to the edge of the group to talk to Dom. “Like, everybody in Mount Angus is literally the same.” “Not going well?” “Remember Lacy?” asked Chad, and Dom nodded although he had no memory. “She’s literally moving to New York! And Hannah’s, like, engaged. Half of the girls I liked aren’t even here, they’re partying in Madison, or at some school

