I broke away from the college guide only for lunch. Across the table from me, Mychal was working on a new art project—
meticulously tracing the waveforms of some song onto a sheet of thin, translucent paper—
while Daisy regaled our lunch table with the story of her car purchase, without ever quite revealing how she came across the necessary funds.
After I’d eaten a few bites of my sandwich, I took out my phone and texted Davis. What time tonight?
Him: Looks like it’s going to be overcast tonight so no meteor shower. Me: My primary interest is not the meteor shower.
Him: Oh. Then after school? Me: I’ve got a homework date with Daisy. Seven? Him: Seven works.
After school, Daisy and I locked ourselves in my room to study for a couple hours.
It’s only been three days since I retired from Chuck E. Cheese, but it’s already shocking how much easier school is,
she said as she unzipped her backpack. She pulled out a brand-new laptop and set it up on my desk.
“Jesus, Daisy, don’t spend it all at once,” I said quietly, so Mom wouldn’t hear. Daisy shot me a look. “What?”
“You already had a car and a computer,” she said. “I’m just saying you don’t want to spend all of it.”
She rolled her eyes a little, and I said what again, but she disappeared into her online world.
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