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whole life, you know what kind of person she is!’ Amy was standing up for me, and that made me feel a little better.
    ‘N o, Amy. You will never see her again after today. Do you know what she did to poor Amber? She is using drugs, Amy. She is a bad influence!’ Drugs, bad influence- what? She was talking about me, right?
    ‘Please , Mum. Do you not know me?’
    I wanted to walk away , but my feet were glued to the floor.
    ‘N o, I don’t. The other mothers say she should not be allowed at school, and you and I will support them.’ I could see her mum look at me.
    ‘No , Mum, I will not! She is my best friend, and I will be there for her!’ Amy left her mum and we jumped in the car.
    ‘A re you ok to drive?’ I wanted to make sure, because I did not want to end up in a tree.
    ‘Yes , I am. How could she…well, I don’t care.’ And at that, we drove off to school.

Chapter 5
    When we arrived, I looked for Ethan’s car.
    ‘It’s ok, Summer. You can stop sweating,’ Amy told me. I tried to relax, but it was impossible.
    ‘What do you do once you have been suspended?’ I asked. Amy was always getting in trouble, so she would know.
    ‘Well , I get out of the car and walk with my head held high.’
    A nd I did just that. I got out and walked beside Amy to my locker, but before I even reached the school, I spotted Ethan’s car pulling up. I could not face him yet, so I walked to my locker.
    ‘See , was that so bad?’ Amy said with a smile.
    I had thought it would be worse. Yes, people stared at me and whispered, but I ignored them.
    ‘I guess it was not .’ I saw Amber walk past with her posse. She glanced at me and walked away.
    ‘You were right , I got her good!’ Amy and I both laughed and walked off to roll call. When we arrived in class, we took our places at the back. We were talking happily, but I caught my breath when Ethan and Amanda walked in. It looked like he had been crying. We just looked at each other, and there was such sadness in his eyes. I gave him a weak smile, but he just turned his head and took a seat in the front.
    Amanda smile d at me and sat next to Ethan. ‘ He still loves you,’ was all she said to me.
    Mr. Timberwoo d started calling out our names.
    ‘Summer ?’
    ‘Here .’ Everyone looked at me, but I kept my head high.
    ‘Nice to see you back .’ He smiled and continued roll call for the rest of the class.
    ‘Ok , so everyone who wants to join the cheer team or football team, tryouts are at lunch.’ People moaned in the class, and Mr. Timberwood went on reading. I didn’t pay much attention until he mentioned volleyball.
    ‘Tryouts for volleyball are today after lunch. You will be excused from that lesson, but only serious people, okay?’
    I sat up in my chair and wrote the tryouts down on my notebook so I would not forget. The bell went off, and I left the class. Ethan had to stay behind, so I waited for him at the door.
    When he came out of the room, he kept walking. ‘Ethan. Please wait.’ I had to chase after him because he was walking really fast. When I finally caught up, I grabbed his hand and turned him around. His hair was all shaggy and unkempt, like he’d just rolled out of bed.
    ‘What do you want , Summer?’ His voice was harsh. 
    ‘I wanted to say… I am so sorry. I didn’t mean to hurt you. I was upset. You are the best thing about being a fairy, the best thing that has happened to me in my whole life. I didn’t mean to run away. I just needed space to clear my head. Ethan! Why won’t you look at me? I know you are mad at me. I am sorry, I don’t know what to say. I wish I’d never run away or hit Amber, I was just so mad, I lost it...’ I was talking faster and faster with every word, which I do when I am nervous. I didn’t get to finish, though, because he cupped my face and pulled me into a kiss. My body went into shock- but a good one. His lips were so warm and soft. I wrapped my arms around his neck. My heart was beating a