Geography, Amanda tells Roamer to go on ahead and she’ll catch up. I haven’t spoken a word to him since Finch got expelled. “I need to tell you something,” she says to me. “What?” I haven’t said much to her either. “You can’t tell anyone.” “Amanda, I’m going to be late for class.” “Promise first.” “Fine, I promise.” She’s talking so low I almost can’t hear her. “I saw Finch at this group I go to. I’ve been going a while, even though I don’t really need to, but my mom is, like, making me.” She sighs. “What’s the group?” “It’s called Life Is Life. It’s this—it’s a support group for teenagers who’ve either thought about suicide or tried it.” “And you saw Finch there? When?” “Sunday. He said he was there because he swallowed a bunch of pills and had to go to the hospital. I thought you should know.” I stay through last period, only because I have a test. Afterward, I grab Leroy and ride directly to Finch’s house. He doesn’t know I’m coming, and when I get there, no one answers the door.
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