“I walk into the school twenty-two minutes late, out of breath, heart pounding, stinking. The halls are empty, which is the way I like it. For some reason, crowds make me nervous. They make me think of maggots. Fat white worms swarming over something dead. I never used to think like this and now I can’t stop. Things like the maggots. Why am I thinking about maggots? I don’t even hate maggots. I like to know they are there, under the dirt. Waiting. Oh, fuck you, Dex. I think about maggots, and th...en I wish there was a crowd. At least Tanis. Or T-dot. T-dot was my best friend when we were kids. I went to Vancouver. He stayed here. I changed. He stayed the same. The thing is that he wouldn’t understand about the maggots. Tanis might. But Tanis would have been on time for class. Tanis is a girl who is on time for things. The emptiness in the hallway is freaking me out. My breath is loud and scratchy, and my mouth is as dry as sandpaper. I stop at the fountain and drink gum-flavored water until I’m sputtering.MoreLessRead More Read Less
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