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Floating

Author: Jade Lane
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**Elijah**

"No thanks. I'm good," I found myself saying for the fiftieth time as the boxed wine that was now a bag of wine was offered to me. I was sticking with my beer and had no desire to "slap the bag." I looked over at Michael, who hadn't as much as uttered a word since we started.

He’s probably still sore from how I spoke to him earlier, but I'm not sorry. He was getting on my nerves.

For all that shit he was talking about earlier about Zoe and her drinking, he had surpassed her, and I wondered if he would be able to make it to work in the morning.

Zoe and her friends chatted excitedly about their trip to South Padre Island; deep down, I dreaded it. For one, I would miss Zoe like crazy, and for two, I was concerned about her safety. I didn’t want her to get into a situation where she was injured or some asshole attempted to take advantage of her.

I lay back, closed my eyes, and tried to distract myself with the sun's warm rays. Spring had just begun, but it already felt like ear
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