Noa: I shake my head and sigh "His mom called him Ko, and a friend of ours that died called him Ko-kun." I briefly explain and than change the subject.. "We should go to Kenny's after school. I wonder if Karen went. . . "

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Cally: Oh. Guilt. Should I apologize? The change of subject does mean, DON'T SPEAK OF IT AGAIN! I only glance at Tatsko who is eating a thing of yogurt, then turn back to Noa. "No clue. Yeah, maybe we should." I tell her. I do want to see him. Tatsko: I eat my yogurt in silence, the taste of blood still  in my mouth. Thoughts of mom and Hana running through my head. Shrug it off, shrug it off, or you'll have weird dreams again. I thought to myself.

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Noa: I nod. Hoping that nothing too bad has happened to him.

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Time leap~~ Tatsko: The rest of school was normal, and Kenny never came. So we decided to go to his house after school. Right now, I was heading to the counselor's office. I sit down, and place my bag down on the floor. The room was empty, and I was waiting for her now.

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Miss. Mandy: I walk back to my office, my cell phone still pressed against my face. "Yup. Uh-huh, I got it. I'll see you after work." I say as I reach my office and close the door behind me. "Love you too. Bye." I say, and hang up, dropping my phone on my desk. I put it back in a drawer that has my purse in it and look up. Tatsko's there, I thought he would be by now. "Sorry about that." I say shuffling through papers on my desk until I find the one I need.

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Tatsko: She was on the phone with someone. And she said I love you too. Something is wrong. " Who you were on the phone with?" I ask her, my curiosity coming out obnoxiously. Mehehehe ha! I'm an awful person. Told dad about the purple contacts, and he said oh, thats cool. Gotta love him. Cleaned the kitchen twice though.

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Miss. Mandy: I look back to pulling out what I need for this session and shrug a bit. "My fiance." I tell him, finally looking up.

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Tatsko: Fiance!? Thats great! "Congratulations! Whats he like!?" I ask her.

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Miss. Mandy: I look at him skeptically. "That doesn't matter right now, Tatsko." I say, suprised by his enthusiasm. "We're here for you after all."

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Tatsko: I sigh and look down. I don't wanna talk about myself. I don't like telling people about that stuff. She still doesn't know half of what I've been through. She is supposed to help me, and it won't do any good if she doesn't know. I'm just afraid of what she'll think. I shut my eyes. "I'll tell you everything." I say after thinking for a moment. "But as long as you promise to help."  I say, putting quotations around help.

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