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but he's close." Sadie's mouth dropped open unattractively and she could feel her cheeks burn up. "But I guess after he got what he wanted from you, he dumped you for some other slut."
    "Oh shut up, Paulina," Edward said, rolling his blue eyes, indicating he didn't believe a word she said.
    "You were the girl Tony was seeing?" Asher asked her, his hair falling in his face.
    Sadie ignored everyone as Paulina's words began to sink in. In her whole high school career, Paulina and Sadie rarely ever crossed paths. They only ever saw each other when Paulina went to soccer games because the majority of her friends were on the team. And now Paulina was attacking her like this?
    "Just because your love life is recorded on the bathroom walls," Sadie began, making sure her voice came out steady, "doesn't mean you can go around talking about what you think of mine." She blinked back any tears that might have made a point of glistening in her eyes.
    "You bitch ," Paulina spat, narrowing her eyes at Sadie. From the corner of Sadie's eyes, she could see Roxy swallow slightly, unsure, but her allegiance with Paulina won out, and she, too, narrowed her black eyes at Sadie.
    "Shut up," Asher snapped, before looking back at Sadie. He asked his question again. "Were you the girl Tony was dating?"
    She really didn't want to deal with this, so instead, she clenched her jaw and turned around, keeping silent.
    After another good fifteen minutes, the tension seemed to simmer and everyone returned to what they were originally doing. Edward, however, was now folding a piece of paper into a football, Paulina was now painting her nails, Roxy was still studying her script, and Asher was still smoking his cigarette. Sadie decided to pull out a book and flip it open, starting to read from where she had originally left off.

Chapter 3
     
    “Hey," Edward whispered after he had shot three footballs in three different directions. Sadie glanced up and perked her brow. "Are you going to Liz's party?"
    Sadie rolled her eyes. "Why?" she asked him.
    "You weren't at Denise's last weekend, and you weren't at Olivia's either," he whispered. "You know the soccer teams love to throw parties every weekend pre-season. Why don't you ever go?"
    "I hate parties," she stated simply and shrugged her shoulders.

    "The only reason you hate parties so much is that you're never invited," Paulina quipped from her seat.
    "Actually, it's because the only reasons people go to parties are the drugs, the alcohol, and the sex," she replied.
    "Oh, that's right," Roxy chimed in. "You're such a good girl, aren't you Sadie?"
    "I'm not saying that," Sadie replied. "But if that's what you need to do to get off, then I feel sorry for you."
    "Some people do it to escape," Asher said from behind her.
    Sadie turned so she looked into his eyes. "Everyone has problems," she told him. "There are other ways to feel better about yourself."
    "I like to run," the junior piped. "I mean, I'm hoping to join the track team this year. I love running; it gives you a runner's high, but not like an illegal one."
    "I like to play soccer," Edward added. His blue eyes seemed to glaze over as he thought about his favorite pastime. "God, when I'm on that field, all the adrenaline is pumping through my veins, I'm just..."
    "I like to sing," Roxy put in. "I can lose myself in the moment and just forget... everything ."
    "I like to dance," Paulina said, a very tiny smile touching her lips. "Escaping in the music..."
    "I wanna know what Sadie likes to do," Asher said, his gaze still focused entirely on the girl in front of him. "We've heard from Anthony the dork, Roxy and Paulina the bitch twins, and from Edward the jock strap. What does the good girl like to do to forget about her problems?"
    "What about you?" Sadie asked, narrowing her eyes.
    "Me?" Asher asked, raising his brow as though he was surprised. "Well, let's see... I get high, get drunk, and have sex."
    Sadie rolled her eyes and sneered. "All you stoners