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  1. Big Boned
  2. CONTENTS
  3. Dedication
  4. 1
  5. 2
  6. 3
  7. 4
  8. 5
  9. 6
  10. 7
  11. 8
  12. 9
  13. 10
  14. 11
  15. 12
  16. 13
  17. 14
  18. 15
  19. 16
  20. 17
  21. 18
  22. 19
  23. 20
  24. 21
  25. 22
  26. 23
  27. 24
  28. 25
  29. 26
  30. 27
  31. 28
  32. 29
  33. 30
  34. 31
  35. 32
  36. 33
  37. 34
  38. 35
  39. 36
  40. 37
  41. 38
  42. 39
  43. 40
  44. 41
  45. 42
  46. 43
  47. 44
  48. 45
  49. 46
  50. 47
  51. 48
  52. 49
  53. 50
  54. 51
  55. 52
  56. 53
  57. 54
  58. 55
  59. One Month Later
  60. Acknowledgments
  61. About the Author
  62. Copyright
  63. About the Publisher
  64. Backad 1
  65. Backad 2
  66. Backad 3
  67. Backad 4

“Don’t worry, we all need a good cry sometimes.” His voice was almost a whisper.

I raised my eyes slowly and looked up at him. He gave me a small grin. “Besides, it was nice to piss Amber off.”

“I thought you and Amber were together?”

“Together might be too much of a strong word for it.”

“Well, according to Teagan you were making your way down the Hot List, starting with Amber behind the bleachers.” I regretted it the second those words were out of my mouth. They made me sound like I cared who he made out with, which I didn’t!

Now you’re just lying to yourself, babe, Imaginary Voice mocked.

He laughed. “You shouldn’t believe everything you hear. BWH thrives on gossip. It’s like the invisible currency everyone uses there.”

“She’s really pretty, though,” I heard myself say, and again, regretted it.

“I guess.” He went quiet for a while and looked thoughtful. “But she can also be pretty mean and very clingy. I kissed her once and I think she was already planning our wedding.”

“It would probably be a beautiful wedding,” I offered. “Although, I’m not sure I would be invited. I think she hates me.”

“She hates anyone who isn’t like her,” Jake added.

“I would have thought that a guy like you would be with someone like Amber.”

At that, he leaned back on his elbows and eyed me. “Why, cos I’m the jock and she’s the hot, mean girl? You watch too many clichéd American teen movies, Anything but JustLori.”

“I don’t.” I laughed.

“Oh, I forgot! You probably watch arty black and white French films with subtitles and angsty, moody lighting.”

“I am so not that kind of person.”

“And I am so not that kind of person either,” he said firmly. “Maybe there was a time when I used to be, but that was before Lisa and the Lighthouse and things like that. That stuff changes you.”

“So, I won’t find you on TikTok throwing yourself down a flight of stairs with straws up your nose?” I asked playfully.

He laughed. “You know how many millions of followers he has?”

“I can’t believe I’m at the same school as a guy who’s a celebrity for sticking straws up his nose.”

But this time, Jake didn’t laugh. He glanced at Lisa and Zac, and I followed his gaze. I knew what he was thinking without having to ask. When you have siblings like we do, it really puts things into perspective. The things that your peers are doing can look like such a waste of time and energy.