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CHAPTER 1
LANA
"Gatsby'sgreen light isn't about the dock." I let out a dramatic yelp and it pulls a chuckle from two students in the front row. For a high school audience, I have to take that as a win.
I tap the open book against my palm and turn away from the board. It’s third period, the good class. There are probably fifteen kids who actually did the reading, eight who pretend convincingly, and five who are at least awake. By my standards, a miracle.
"It's about the distance," I say. "Daisy is the dock. The dock is Daisy. But the light is the part of himself he can't get back no matter how hard he tries. The version of him that still believed wanting something was enough to make it real is gone."
Maya, a girl in the second row, leans forward. Her pen works the page of her notebook as she scratches furiously. She’s quiet, but I’ve had a good connection with her from day one. She’s going places.
