May 2088.
seniors: Delphie Deppiesse, Dakota Deppiesse, Austin Turner, Desmond Banks
juniors: Ryanne Phoenix, Malia Kapule, Sam Harris, Shannon Brett
chaperones: Violet & Orion Deppiesse
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The next morning at breakfast, Shannon sat at Dakota’s table, which must have been the first time she even attempted to speak to Dakota since their big blowout back at home.
“I didn’t see you at the lights festival last night,” Shannon said.
“I went home, it was kind of boring.”
“It wasn’t boring, you were just in a mood. I had plenty of fun. Did you see my kimono?”
“Maybe for a minute.”
“You went home with Austin?”
“Maybe, why?”
“Did you guys do it?”
Dakota scoffed. “What’s it to you if we did? Are you jealous? You can’t be jealous. You have a boyfriend at home.”
“But did you?”
Dakota refused to offer anything, not even a hint of expression on her face. “Maybe we did, maybe we didn’t.”
Shannon rolled her eyes. “Ugh. Whatever.”
They didn’t, for the record. But Dakota didn’t mind letting Shannon sweat about it a little.
