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384 pages, Hardcover
First published June 25, 2019
“I’m not lost. I want to do the right thing.”
“Most of us do,” she says ruefully. “The problem is that it doesn’t always look the same for all of us”
We were from two different worlds once: popular boy and nerdy girl. We’re still from two different worlds: cop’s daughter and criminal’s son.
I don’t deserve her friendship. I don’t deserve kindness. Not from anyone.
But her fingers were so warm on mine. The air so quiet between us. The beginning of trust.
Then her friends showed up.
We know who he is.
"See? You know I'm right. You cheated on the SAT and you didn't even get suspended. You get to take it again! No questions asked! You think that would have happened to a black kid? Hell, my freshman year, some other kid lost his wallet in gym class, and they searched my locker first."
"When you've lost everything, sometimes you don't see anything wrong with taking a little back."
"All those memories are part of who I am. The good ones and the bad ones."
My brain clicks, and for an instant, he’s not Rob Lachlan now, he’s Rob Lachlan from a year ago. We were from two different words once: popular boy and nerdy girl. We’re still from two different worlds: cop’s daughter and criminal’s son.
I wonder what it’s like to watch other kids hand over disposable cash when you’re condemned to eat cheese sandwiches every day.
“Other people don’t have the challenges we have, Owen. But that doesn’t mean they don’t have their own.”
“I eat breakfast with my father every morning. Well, I eat. He sits in his wheelchair and stares in whichever direction Mom has pointed him. If I’m lucky, all his drool stays in his mouth. If he’s lucky, the sunlight doesn’t fall across his eyes.”
“As usual, I have more secrets in my head than I know what to do with.”