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You’ve seen the problems I’ve caused.”
    â€œNothing really bad ever happened.”
    Okay, she was obviously having a small case of amnesia. Either that or I accidentally erased her memory. Again. “ Not that bad? I’ve turned everyone into statues, sent us to outer space, practically destroyed the school musical, and that’s not even the half of it.”
    Gabi started to giggle. I swear, sometimes she had a messed-up sense of humor. “It all worked out in the end,” she said. “And come on, some of it was pretty funny.”
    â€œYeah, hardy-har. What’s gotten into you, anyway? Since when do you support me trying new powers?”
    She twirled her finger around a strand of hair and wouldn’t look me in the eye. “Since you don’t have Lou to train you anymore.” The hair was turning her finger purple. “Without him you kind of have no choice but to learn by trial and error.”
    â€œUnless I don’t use my powers at all.”
    That made her look up. “You? Yeah, right. You have no self-control. I give you a day before something forces ”—she put that world in air quotes—“you to spring into action.”
    Maybe she had a teeny tiny point. “Fine. Maybe you’re right. But it’s not like you’d be any different. Probably worse. I bet if you had powers you’d be wishing for a pet unicorn or something.”
    â€œWould not,” Gabi said, tossing a soy chip at me. “I have self-restraint. If I had your power—”
    â€œYour what ?”
    It was Cole. Had he heard what Gabi said?
    â€œNothing,” I assured him, and stuffed some potatoes in my mouth. I needed time to think of something to tell him. And there was no talking with your mouth full.
    He took a seat next to me. “Did she say your power ?”
    I practically choked down my food. “No, don’t be silly,” I said, and gave Gabi a help-me-out-of-here glare. But all she did was give me back an I’m-glad-I’m-not-in-your-shoes stare and bit her lip.
    â€œM-my power,” I practically stuttered. “In my house. It went out this morning. I almost missed school because my alarm didn’t go off.”
    â€œI wouldn’t have minded missing first period,” he said. “Nothing like a pop quiz to ruin the day.”
    He bought it. Thank goodness.
    â€œThat quiz was brutal,” I said, not taking my eyes off him. Cole was at my table! He ventured out from popular paradise to the land of Loserville just to be near me. No one ever did that. But Cole was one of the rare few who wouldn’t even lose his friends in the process. That’s how much everyone liked him.
    â€œBetween school and Bar Mitzvah lessons, it’s like all anyone expects me to do is study. Can you believe how long our Torah portions are?” Cole said, turning his attention to Gabi. They were in the same class at Hebrew School.
    â€œI know, it’s massive,” Gabi said as she put her trash into her lunch bag. “I don’t know how I’ll ever get it down. Or remember the tunes.”
    I didn’t really know what they were talking about, so I just smiled and nodded.
    â€œI can help you with that part. Music is the one thing I do know,” Cole said.
    â€œThanks.” Gabi pushed her hair behind her ear. “I’ll probably take you up on it.”
    I know I should have been happy that my boyfriend was making an effort to be nice to my best friend, but I actually felt a little jealous. I wanted to be the one he helped.
    But there wasn’t time to worry about that because my table just kept getting busier. Courtney Lourde and one of her lackeys, Lana Perkins, stopped by. “Cole,” Courtney said, putting a phony smile on her face. “Aren’t you going to sit with us today?”
    â€œNo,” Cole said, motioning toward Gabi and me. “There’s not enough room for all