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That night when Mia came out of the bathroom after brushing her teeth, she noticed that Savannah’s door was ajar. She went to walk right past, but then she began to hear part of a conversation that she couldn’t help but listen to.

Savannah was evidently on the phone and talking in an excited whisper.

“I told you, this our chance.”

Mia couldn’t hear the other side of the conversation, but something about Savannah’s tone reeled her in.

“We’ll just say we’re round each other’s houses. We’ve done it a million times before, so what’s the problem?”

Mia edged towards the door a little, hoping to hear clearer.

“What about him? Why would I waste my time on a high-school boy when I could have a chance of getting a college one?”

Mia furrowed her brow. College boys? Was the high-school boy Savannah was talking about Ryan? Had they broken up?

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