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Halli had just finished a speed round of the current worksheets when the bell rang in Algebra Support. She gathered up her materials and headed out the door.
She followed the wave of people outside, and took a guess at which parking lot Will had been talking about. Since she didn’t know what his car looked like, she waited under the lone tree out there until she saw Will coming around a corner. Then she walked over to join him.
Will seemed to be in a hurry. He unlocked the car doors and slipped behind the wheel.
“Gemma’s looking for me again. Let’s go.”
Sure enough, a few seconds later his phone vibrated. Will pulled it out of his pocket and checked the display. Halli could see it said Gemma. Will put the phone back in his pocket without answering.
Halli smiled to herself and look
