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Taylor’s mom dropped us off. I wasn’t sure if he’d even
notice me since I didn’t make the team.
    “Tough break, not
making the team,” he said.
    The email had
landed in my inbox only minutes before I arrived home last night. It had been
nice to be out with kids my age as if I didn’t have a care in the world. The
reality of my mother in the hospital didn’t creep in until I woke in the middle
of the night.
    I had been
disoriented, not sure where I was. The bed was too soft. The room too big.
Then, I remembered. I wasn’t able to sleep any more with worry for her. I
should be worried. She is my mother.
    Taylor poured me
some coffee when she saw my face that morning. Maybe she wasn’t such a bitch
after all.
    “I’ll be okay.
Guess I have to try something else,” I said as we walked into the school.
    “How’s everything
else going?”
    Part of me wanted
to take a step back. Why was he asking? “Uh, okay, I guess.”
    “How’s your
mother?”
    I had told him
about my mother last night. I don’t know what I had been thinking, but I guess
I needed to unburden myself. Now, I wish I hadn’t. “Uh, she’s okay. I’ll go
visit her this weekend.”
    “Is it better
living with the Deans?”
    “Yeah, it is.
They’ve all been nice.”
    We walked toward
by locker. I opened it and pulled out what I needed for the next few classes.
    “Even Taylor?”
Cole said.
    “Even Taylor. She
isn’t so bad.”
    Cole shook his
head. “Not so sure I’d trust that.”
    “Why not?”
    I had nothing to
lose by trusting Taylor. It wasn’t as if she could kill my reputation in
school. Everyone already thought of me as a thug or bad boy. How could it get
any worse? Taylor had nothing on me. I was pretty sure that Mr. Dean hadn’t
told her what I’d been doing when he found me. Even if he had and she spread it
around, no one would care.
    Sadly, they
wouldn’t be surprised by it – that’s how everyone thought of me.
    “She’s not all she
seems to be. I’ve seen her screw a few people over.”
    “Well, I’m all for
giving everyone a chance. Especially since I don’t ever get one,” I said.
    Cole shrugged. “I
think you’ll be sorry, man.”
    “What has she done
to you?”
    He put a hand on
his chest. “To me? Nothing. I keep her at a distance. I’m firmly in her friend
zone.”
    “If you’re her
friend, why are you talking trash about her?”
    Made me wonder
what he would say about me behind my back.
    “I’m not talking
trash. I’m just warning you. Friend to friend. That’s it. Don’t kill the
messenger.”
    I bit my tongue.
No need to make an enemy of Cole. Being friends with him could keep some people
off of my back. “Okay, no problem.”
    Cole flashed a
winning smile that would open doors for him in life. I didn’t have a winning
smile. Instead, I had an off-putting scowl which Cole hadn’t seemed to be bothered
by.
    It hadn’t bothered
Taylor last night, either. I’d reserve judgement on her. She deserved a chance.
Not that she needed one from me.
    She was currently
surrounded by what I thought of as her groupies. As Cole and I walked by, they
all checked him out. I can’t imagine they were checking me out. When I looked
at Taylor, though, her gaze was on me. She smiled.
    That was the most
recognition she’d ever given me in school. I smiled back, then moved on to my
first class. I could have walked her there, but I doubted that she would like
that. No reason to push my luck.
    We had a pop quiz
in math and I could tell that Taylor wasn’t doing well. She kept huffing and
groaning. It might be fun to help her out later. She wasn’t bad to look at, at
all. She wasn’t my type, but that’s okay. It was just homework help.
    , the teacher
collected our papers. When Taylor turned to put something in her purse, she
glanced at me. Her brow was furrowed and her frown creased her face.
    That bites. She’s
pretty unhappy. I smiled at her, but she didn’t smile back. I didn’t take