He Takes a More Thoughtful Approach

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He kicks stones the whole way, thinking. He’s used to being picked on, and learned to ignore it. “A wise man does not argue with fools,” his father is always quoting.

The worst part, he realizes, is finding out that Vanessa is such a flake. This little scene has made him kind of hate her, even though he knows he doesn’t truly hate her, just her friends. 

Antonio goes into his room and pulls out his iPad. Still stinging from the scene at Vanessa’s, he thinks about what he could post about it. He doesn’t know a lot of kids at school, but he has more followers than you’d think, because he’s clever sometimes, and funny. He knows he could craft a great Snapchat story about drinking tequila all afternoon that would get everyone rolling—even Mariah!

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