The Summer We Got Searched
READING AGE 12+
Thirty-one clear bags of white powder. Thirty-one suitcases. And Becca Lane, class president, whispering that I would take the fall because I was the one who knew better. Last time I warned them. I told them about my brother, the laws, the records. They laughed. At Union Station, their senior prank became a security shutdown, and Becca made me the ringleader. I lost six hours, my trip, and nearly my college admission. She got three million views. This morning I woke to the same bus, same seat 14C, same perfect smile. This time I don't raise my hand. I let her run her legendary prank. I watch the dogs, the alarms, the doors lock. But when Becca's eyes flick to me again, silence isn't enough. She's already chosen her fall girl. And I know exactly how this search ends.
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The summer passed slowly.
I worked at a coffee shop. I read books. I walked to the park and sat by the water.
Becca left town. I heard she moved to her aunt's house in another state. I heard she was working at a grocery store. I heard she was trying to start over.
I didn't wish her harm. I didn't wish her well. I just wished……
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