Gabriel
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I'm camped out next to Zeke's pool, joint in hand, watching Rafe pace and curse while I pull up news articles from Texas. Dude needs to relax, seriously. Zeke flops into the lounge chair next to me rubbing his hand over his wet hair and sending water flying everywhere. I yank my towel up to shield my laptop, using it to wipe the droplets off the screen.
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"Watch it," I growl, but I don't really mind too much. The coolness feels good on my sunbathed skin, and I can replace the laptop if I needed to.
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"Yo, Rafe." Zeke snags the joint from me and takes a long hit, offering it to our best friend. "Settle the fuck down."
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As usual, Zeke gets through to Rafe, and he sits down next to us. We pass the joint around in silence until Zeke breaks the silence.
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"So, hillbilly's dad is in jail?" He squints through the smoke at me. "What did he do, burn down the trailer park?"
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"Trafficking. Got busted coming across the border in El Paso with ten keys in a horse trailer."
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Rafe whistles softly. "I knew she was trash. How did she get here, though? Somebody's charity case?"
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"Naw, man. Her mom's married to Warren Lowe. I guess she moved out here with them."
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"And hooked up with my loser cousin. Hell, her daddy was probably his supplier." Rafe punches the table, then shakes out his hand. He always comes unhinged when Ariel's involved in something.
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"Well-"
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Zeke cuts me off, his blue eyes icy. "So, how do we fuck her world up?"
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Everyone thinks Rafe's the scary one of our trio. He looks the part, tall, dark, menacing. I'm the quiet one, and Zeke's the golden boy everyone assumes is the goofy stoner. If they only knew.
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"Isn't Courtney Lowe always hanging on your jock, Rafe?" I ask. He looks at me blankly. "Cheerleader, little blond chick who went on vacation in Cancun and came back with a new nose last year?"
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His face scrunches for a moment, but he nods. "Yeah, I know her."
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Zeke's smile is truly evil. "Send her an invite. We should be friends."
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