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“Henley, hey.”
My stomach muscles clench as he says my name. I tuck a piece of hair behind my ear, closing my locker. I look down at my feet for a second before looking up into his bright blue eyes. “Hey.” My voice comes out softer than I intended. I clear my throat.
He stuffs his hands into the front pocket of his jeans. “So, uh, you’re from New York, right?”
I nod.
“Did you have a lot of friends there?” he asks.
I look down as I answer. “No. No friends.”
“At all?”
I shake my head, daring to look into his blue eyes.
He furrows his brows. “Any family?”
“Just my dad.” I shift my weight. “He adopted me when I was born. He’s the only family I’ve got.”
His eyes widen. “You were adopted?”
I nod.
“What about your birth parents?”
I shrug. “I don’t know who they are. But they can’t be any good if they just left me. It doesn’t matter anyway. My dad looks out for me.”
Henley…
She’s talking to Parker.
I should say hi to her. I bet she’s friendly.
Oh, my gosh. Parker is talking to her.
Henley…
My ears begin to ring.
Parker says something, but I can’t hear it over the voices swimming in my head. He reaches out a hand, touching my arm. Instantly, the voices vanish.
Touching him is almost euphoric.
I sigh.
“Are you okay?”
I nod. “Fine.”
He frowns. “Why do you do that?”
“Do what?”
“Why do you say you’re fine when you’re clearly not fine?” He huffs. “Your nose is bleeding.”
I cover my nose with my hand and reach into my backpack with the other, pulling out a couple of tissues. I put it to my nose. “Sorry.”
“Is that normal for you?” Parker asks.
