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various angles and the way they applied to the radian. I didn’t know how I was going to use any of this . I simply wanted to develop video games and form my own company. What did arc lengths have to do with Unreal ’ s playing engine? Okay , so maybe it had a lot do with it , but still that wasn ’ t the point. I could hire people to do this for me after I got rich.
    Even though I wasn ’ t any good and I pretty much lied about my mom helping me out , E rica made me feel better when I screwed up. She teased me to no end , but hey , that was what made tutoring with her so much fun.
    After about the fourth session , I was a radian pro. How could hanging around somebody that was all wrong for you begin to feel so right? The way I figured it was that hell froze over without me knowing it. That must be what happened because in some bizarre way I think that I was starting to enjoy her company.
    “ So Janie told me your parents wanna move in the spring ,” she announced suddenly. Where did that come from?
    I shrugged without saying a word. “ I didn ’ t want to leave my home in Alaska either. But my aunt and uncle … ” she stopped and sighed. “ My parents are gone.  Anyway , I had a best friend that I left behind . We still talk. But I know how you feel. ”
    “ Yeah , I guess going through trauma made it easier to leave. ” Oh hell. I squeezed my eyes closed. I promised Mom that I wouldn’t talk about this with anybody .
    She scoffed a light laugh. “ You know about that? Wow. ” Her voice was barely a whisper. “ I can ’ t believe my Aunt and Uncle told people. ”
    “ I won ’ t say a word to anyone. I promise. ” My words fell on deaf ears. She stood and gathered her things , dropping her calculator , and refusing to look me in the face.
    “ Erica , how can I fix this? ” I asked , standing up too.
    “ You can ’ t. No one can. ” She gave me a teary-eyed look and then walked out of the library without saying goodbye .
    * * *
    It was quite obvious that Shani and Kyle made up , and then some. My friend and his girl slobbered all over each other at the lunch table. Grossed out didn ’ t even touch the way watching them made me feel. 
    “ What costume are you going to wear for All Souls , Caleb? ” Shani asked , coming up for air after kissing Kyle one last time before Principal Armstrong walked into the cafeteria.
    I scoffed. “ Are you kidding me? I ’ m not going. That ’ s nothing but a dumb waste of time. ”
    “ Can we say somebody ’ s in a rotten mood these days?” Shani blurted.
    “ That ’ s because I keep getting shot at by spitballs . That would be the back slap from the two of you slobbering all over each other every day. ” They wanted me to go to the All Souls Dance , a time to celebrate the city ’ s ghostly and mythical tales , an overinflated version of Halloween. We ’ re supposed to dress up like one of the mythical creatures (ghosts , pirates , vampires , mermaids , Bigfoot , whatever) and coordinate with our date. It ’ s embarrassing , believe me , I know.
    “ Okay , bro. Time for some serious talk ,” Kyle said and scooted his chair closer to me. “ I liked your girl Tammy. She was cool. But she ’ s gone. Y ou know , I kinda want my friend back. Remember him , right? He wasn ’ t such a hard ass. ”
    I glanced over at Kyle and cringed . Tammy was my ex’s name. I had sworn off speaking it ever again .
    “ I ’ m not interested in dancing ,” I said.
    “ I have plenty of friends who ’ d love to go with you ,” Shani suggested.
    “ Y-o uch , Shani . You think I ’ m date starved? ” I asked.
    “ Well , I don ’ t see anyone waiting in line for you to ask them out. Or do you have a secret stash of chicks that I don’t know about?” Shani replied. She really had a way of making you feel retarded.
    “ See, t here you go. Excuse numero uno is down the el draino ,” Kyle teased. “ Plus it ’ s unhealthy for a guy to go so long without…well