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Even though you’re Jonathan’s friend/foster brother, I really enjoyed hanging out with you this summer, and even though I’m super jealous that you’re leaving me alone in Ohio, I’m happy that you’re getting out and going to college.
While you’re gone, I’ll be sure to keep your room clean (You better keep the window unlocked from the inside for me.), and I promise to write you a new letter every week!
Your favorite “Chum” (“Chum” is officially my favorite word since I’ve beat you in Scrabble with it twice in a row now.)
Hayley
PS—Please promise you’ll write me back when I send you letters. My mom never responds to the ones I send to her prison, so it would be nice to receive mail in return for a change.
PS—Also promise that you’ll place this gift on your desk so you won’t ever forget to write me back!
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SMILING, I SET HERletter to the side and unwrapped the gift. It was a picture frame, and inside she’d placed a black and white picture we’d taken weeks ago. We were both throwing up our middle fingers and tossing our heads back mid-laugh, right in front of a road sign that read, “Welcome to the Best City in the World!”
“Thank you so much, Hayley.” I walked over and placed the frame on my current desk. “I would’ve definitely written you back every week.”
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LATER THAT NIGHT, WElay in silence on separate beds, and I made sure to keep my face buried in my pillow.
“Corey?” Hayley tapped my shoulder, making me roll over. “Corey, are you crying?”
“No.” I wiped my eyes. “I’m not crying at all.”
“Okay.” She sniffled, then she lay right next to me. “I’m not crying either.”
