I thought about poor Pig Boy lying awake at night staring at Curtis’s empty bed. I did sit next to Karpinski at lunch. I did make Abby laugh with my “I’m with Stupid” T-shirt, but I didn’t care so much. Karpinski said, “Oh yeah, that’s a really funny joke, Rein Stone” when I put my arm around him. “You’re full of funny jokes. Wish I would’ve thought of grabbing the Wisconsin hat.” “You weren’t recruited by Wisconsin though.” I didn’t actually say that to be mean, but it might’ve come across as mean. Cody stared at me. “That’s a dickhead shirt,” he said. “I know,” I said. “Whatever, Ken,” Abby said. She walked over and hugged my head. Her chest pressed into my face and I could smell her skin and I thought I might love her for a moment. “What do you mean, Ken?” Cody asked. “Yeah?”
