#bergen_county

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"Summer is never fucking getting here" Can be heard in the hall.

Sadly, that might be a teacher

but more likely a student

But for Sam King? Summer may not be welcome. That's when college choices, to do or do not, etc must be made

Which she has been quietly, but obstinately, avoiding.

Indeed. She suspects her parents are getting twitchy about it, but so far, no showdown

One fellow student, a mortal named Deseree, looks over at her "Cannot wait to get out of here"

A grunt-shrug. Agreement?

Lupe looks over "I don't know. Gonna miss being the king of this hill. "

Scowl. Curled shoulders.

Lupe sees this , then looks curious at the reaction "But hey, we'll just dominate somewhere else"

Grunt.

Even for Sam, this is... quiet.

Exactly HOW Lupe manages to guide a girl much bigger than her (at least in her homid form) to the side for a private talk is weird. Sam's not sure how it happened

"Hey, what's up?" She asks inissts "Chica, you're even more closed off than normal"

"M'fine."

"You are so not" She says "Known you too long for that"

Grunt-shrug.

"May's going to California."

"I know" There she shares a sigh "But,, you know, she's gonna be famous. Or at least on the credits of something big"

Sigh.

"Hey Amiga, just because some good things come to an end, it doesn't mean it's the end of all good things"

A side hug

"I know that."

"Yeah well, Maybe I need to hear it too" She shrugs

"Once things are gone... they're gone."

"It's already... I mean, it's already too late, I guess."

A tilt of her head "Wait, you sure once things are gone they're gone? I mean, it's not like we'll never see May again"

"You don't know that."

"And.. even then, a visit isn't the same."

"She's gone, and she'll just get further and further away."

"And you don't know that we won't" She counters "So why assume the worst?"

"Because that's how it works."

"You don't get to keep people, Lupe."

"Everyone leaves, eventually."

A scowl, and she kicks at the wall.

Lupe looks at her, "You believe that, don't you?"

"It's not 'believing' anything. It's the truth."

"Cept it isn't. Sylvi left. She's back. Siv may have gotten her GED, but I still see her around."

"But they're different."

"Why?"

"They don't... they've got other things, other people."

"I don't fit in at the new place."

"What, they never go to the old place?"

Shrug. "Not really."

"It's fine."

"It's what happens."

"It's my fault, anyways."

"Your fault? Geez King. You're way too hard on yourself. Youre the most loyal straight shooter I know."