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okay? I’m not crossing any boundaries, am I?” River whispered.
    “Oh, no. It’s not that.”
    River grabbed her arm to stop her from walking. “Then what’s wrong? I assumed I was doing something to put you in this mood. If I had known it wasn’t because I was being an ass or something, I would have asked you about this already.”
    “You’re always an ass.” She smirked and he rolled his eyes. “Let’s talk about it later. I don’t want to be late.” She turned to walk away, and River kept pace right beside her. Once they got into the gym, they went their separate ways.
    Since they didn’t have to dress out on the first day, last period was like a free period. After the introductions and locker assignments, everyone was free to roam around, but she just sat on the bleachers. Calli’s cheerleading class was practicing since they had a game this Friday, but since River wasn’t on the football team, he was free to come over.
    She sighed as she watched him walk up the bleachers. He had a look in his eyes that told her she would have to spill everything, so she knew they had a lot to talk about.
    “So, what’s going on?” he asked as he sat beside her.
    “Well, I need to bring you up to speed on some other things first. Then I can tell you why I’m upset.”
    His eyes softened. “Okay.”
    “I talked to Adin about who he really is.”
    “Good. He should have been honest with you from the beginning.”
    “I thought so too. And we fought about that. But I see his point. He was only trying to protect me.”
    “He told me that same crap when you were in the hospital.”
    “Well, I believe him.”
    “Legacy—”
    “No,” she interrupted. “I’m not going to argue with you about him. That’s not why I’m upset.”
    “If you’re not mad at Adin, then what’s wrong?”
    “Besides talking to Adin, I also talked to Lissa this weekend. She told me your mom didn’t try to kill me. Well, not counting Yale anyway.”
    “What are you talking about?” River’s eyes grew wider as he grabbed her arm.
    She’d gotten struck by lightning when working one morning at Medusa’s store. River had performed CPR until the paramedics arrived, and he and Adin stayed with her at the hospital as much as they were allowed while she recovered. She had thought that Medusa, River’s mom, had been the one behind the hit. She wasn’t the only one who thought this either, and River had carried the blame for what had happened to her. She had already told Adin the truth, so now she needed to tell River.
    “It was me.”
    “What do you mean it was you?” River said through his teeth.
    “When I was talking to Lissa, I got mad at her, and thunder struck. I realized at that moment I was the one causing the weather problems here, not your mother.”
    “You’re causing the weather here? But my mom has those types of abilities. How can you be sure it was you?”
    “Because we were fighting when I struck myself, so I was mad then too. I need to learn how to deal with my emotions because they’re linked to the weather.”
    “So you did get hurt because of me,” River whispered.
    “No! That’s not what I mean. Please don’t take the blame for me getting hurt. I already asked you not to do that when we thought it was your mother’s doing, but now I really, really mean it. I don’t want you upset about this.”
    “How can I not be? I love you, and you got hurt because of me.” He took his arm off hers and put both of them on his legs. He leaned down and dropped his head into his hands.
    She knew River loved her, and he knew that she did not feel the same way about him. But she still cared about him. He was one of her best friends, so she didn’t want him hurting.
    She reached over and rubbed his back. “Please, River, I can’t take you being upset about this. You have helped me so much over the summer. But the reason I got hurt was because of me. Not you.”
    “Legacy…” River shook his head.
    “Please.