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Chapter 26
"What?"
"Why has Daniel beaten up Harrison?" she repeats accusingly.
I sit up swiftly and attempt to grasp the words coming through the phone. "He what?"
"You're telling me you haven't heard?"
I run my hand through my hair. "No. I haven't heard, Jana. I've been at home for an hour or so. When did it happen? Where did it happen?"
"Well, I'm assuming it happened after you left, and I heard it happened in the locker room. What was the last thing you and Daniel talked about? Did—did you tell him that Harrison—"
"No, of course I didn't," I say. "Who told you?"
"Jordan did a
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