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would be fine again.
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She went inside and lay down on her bed, ready to call
him. Hey, I
Hey, Juliet. Look...I really don t want to hear from you
again. Please stop calling me.
The call was gone and she was frozen, staring blankly at
the phone as tears started to fall down her cheeks. She d
been so sure.
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uliet, it s been two weeks! her father said, scolding her
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from the doorway. You ve barely eaten, you ve missed
all your classes, and you haven t left the house. Go outside
and do something!
Juliet turned over and pulled the comforter back around
her shoulders. Her phone rang and she picked it up,
ignoring her dad as he stomped down the stairs. Hello?
She hoped it was Tanner, but knew that probably after
two weeks he wouldn t be calling. Not anymore.
Hey girl, Ester said, sounding hesitant.
Juliet sighed and rolled over onto her stomach. Hey. I
don t know when I m going back to class. But it s not today,
she said, quickly repeating the gist of the last few
conversations they d had.
Ester chuckled. Yeah, I m not calling about that.
Juliet blinked. You re not?
No. See...oh, how do I put this?
Just say it, Juliet said, wondering why her best friend
was suddenly sounding nervous talking to her. It was very
weird and not at all like Ester to act this way.
All right, so I want to ask out Tanner.
Juliet s mouth fell open. Her best friend wanted to ask out
her ex? What the hell? She wanted to say no way, that wasn t
going to happen. He was hers.
Juliet?
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But he wasn t. Not anymore. She d screwed that up
royally. And now Ester wanted to ask him out.
It s fine, she said quickly, trying not to snap at her best
friend.
Really? You don t mind? It s just that, well, we ve sort of
gotten closer in the past few weeks. I ve been volunteering
here more since you haven t wanted to hang out, and he s
been here a lot with his brother and
Totally fine. Juliet pressed her face into the pillow,
hoping Ester couldn t hear her tears. Look, I ve got to go.
Things to do and stuff. But it s fine. I ll talk to you later.
Okay, bye.
She hung up quickly, not caring that Ester hadn t said
goodbye too or that she d pretty much just hung up on her
best friend. Who was probably now going to start dating the
only guy who had ever really cared about her. What little
desire to get out of bed had quickly fled with that latest
news.
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et up, Juliet, her dad said, barging noisily into her room
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the next day.
She turned over and glared at him, especially when he
started pulling clothes out of her closet and tossing them
onto the bed next to her. What are you doing? she
groggily asked him.
I got you a job. You re starting today. Now get dressed.
No more staying inside. No more moping. I m sorry for
whatever happened with Tanner, but you ve got to get out
of this house. Her dad put on his best stern teacher s face
and she frowned.
We re all very worried about you, sweetie, her mom
said from the doorway. You ve got to get up and get going.
This job is a good one. Your dad stuck his neck out on this
one, so to speak.
Juliet reluctantly sat up, the comforter falling off her
shoulders and disrupting Iago s sleep. Where s it at?
The literature department on campus. You re going to be
helping students with their assignments, her dad filled in
for her. And we leave in an hour. It s just for a few hours
today. Low pay, I m afraid. But it s something. And it ll get
you out of the house and being around people again. That
has to be worth something. Right?
She slowly nodded and forced her unused muscles to
move. Thanks. I ll go get ready.
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She tried not to feel guilty at her parents identical
expressions of relief.
* * * *
Six hours later Juliet stretched her arms over her head and
glanced at the clock. Her first day in the department was
almost over. Think you ve got it? she asked the student
across from her. The freshman nodded, though his face still
looked pinched. What part s troubling you? Juliet leaned
closer to him, getting a look at his essay as well.
He pointed to the reference page. I just don t understand
where all these periods go. And then I ve got to reference
stuff in the actual essay too?
She nodded. Yes, you do.
It just seems like a lot of work. And it s sucks. It s
boring.
Juliet laughed. Yeah, it is. But it s the way to get a good
grade. Plenty of professors will mark you down for not
having the correct formatting, even if your actual paper is
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