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him.”
    â€œThe Darkness got him, that’s what happened,” Sasha remarked.
    â€œYeah, but why? I mean, what could it possibly want with Franklin? He wasn’t one of us.”
    Sasha began blowing her nails as if they weren’t drying fast enough. “Maybe that’s why it wanted him. He wasn’t one of us, so they could easily get to him. He was close to you, so he could get what he wanted from you without you suspecting anything.”
    â€œHe wanted my eyes,” Krystal said thoughtfully. She stared at the ceiling as she replayed the events in her mind. “Why would he want my eyes?”
    â€œWindows to the soul, that’s what Jake’s grandfather said. Maybe what he really wanted was your soul.”
    â€œTo do what with?”
    Sasha huffs and rolls her eyes. “I don’t know. What I do know is that you sitting here worrying about it is pretty useless. He’s gone and that’s that. The Darkness however, is not. That’s what we need to be focused on.”
    Turning her attention away from the ceiling, Krystal realizes Sasha’s right. She couldn’t think about Franklin right now. But she did.
    â€œWait, were you, like, in love with him?” Sasha asks.
    â€œI thought maybe I could be, but then…” Her voice trails off and she looks toward the window. It’s cracked because it’s sort of warm today, but her mother hasn’t turned on the air-conditioning yet. There’s a slight breeze blowing, and the leaves rustle on the branches. Other than that, there’s nothing, but she can’t stop staring.
    â€œBut what?” Sasha prods.
    â€œThen there’s Jake,” she says, and waits for Sasha’s reaction. This is the first time she’s mentioned what she feels for Jake to anyone. And truth be told, she’s feeling kind of weird mentioning it now. Franklin’s been gone for weeks now. The police have been questioning everybody at school who knew him. His father’s gone, too, so the cops think they both might have left town together. Technically, Krystal had been broken up with Franklin for only a few weeks, but she’d been thinking about Jake long before then.
    â€œWait a second, you like Jake?” Sasha asks, as a grin quickly spreads across her face. “This is too funny.”
    Krystal frowns. “What’s so funny about it?”
    â€œI’m just saying that you like Jake and I’m almost positive Jake likes you. The two of you are some pair. Too scared to say you like each other when you’re together almost every day.”
    â€œWell, you weren’t all that quick to tell Twan you liked him.”
    That stopped some of Sasha’s laughter, but only some of it. “You’re right.” She giggled again. “I did take my time admitting that I liked him. But I finally did, so it’s probably time you do the same with Jake.”
    â€œBut you knew that Twan liked you. He never had a problem telling you that. Jake doesn’t say a thing. I don’t know what he’s thinking from one minute to the next.”
    â€œYou could ask Lindsey to tell you what he’s thinking.”
    â€œThat doesn’t seem fair. Besides, she and Jake can barely stand each other.”
    â€œYeah, I know. I was thinking maybe at first that Lindsey liked him. But she seems to have other things on her mind lately.”
    â€œI know. Sometimes I wish I could get into her head, and read some of her thoughts.”
    â€œNo. You need to concentrate on the ‘you and Jake’ thing. Lindsey’s fine, just figuring things out I guess. Just like the rest of us.”
    â€œThere is no ‘me and Jake’ thing.”
    â€œThen there should be. Look, I think you should make the first move. I’ve known Jake for a long time and he moves as fast as watching paint dry when it comes to things like this. If you want him, go get him.”
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