To Get To You

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ub l e s we r e t h e l e a s t o f h e r c o n c e r n . " H e ke p t r e f u si n g a n d s hu tt i n g h e r do w n , s h o c k i n gl y . T h e n h e g a v e u p a n d t o ld h e r h e d i dn' t n ee d h e r h e lp a n d s t a r t e d ig n o ri n g h e r. T h a t p iss e d h e r o ff, a n d a f te r a we e k o f g e tt i n g t h e c o l d s h o u l d e r s h e fi n ally g e t s t h e h i n t a n d s t a r t s m o p i n g.  
    " T h e n s h e s t a r t s g o i n g o n a n d o n a b o u t h o w h e ' d j u s t b ee n u si n g h e r, a n d t h a t h e ' d n eve r car e d a b o u t h e r, a n d t h at t h e o n ly r e a s o n h e ' d b ee n ' w i t h h e r' at all w as t o g e t t o m e . " E mm a m a d e air q u o t e s a s s h e said t h e w o r d s w i t h h e r , o b v i o u sly d i s m iss i v e o f t h e i d e a t h a t A d am a n d Ly d i a h ad e v e r b ee n d a te d . M a d is o n s n o r t e d , a n d E m m a said d r y l y , " A pp a r e n t l y , h e t h e n d e ci d e d a g a i n s t t h at t oo . We r e t h a t t h e cas e , I w o u l dn' t b la m e h i m ; d e ali n g w i t h Ly d ia i s e n o u gh t o pu t a ny o n e o ff . "  
    " F o r y o u r s a ke , I h o p e n o t, " M a d is o n said b e ca u se t h at r e ally w a s n ' t fair t o E m m a . Sh e d i dn' t s e e m t o o c o n c e r n e d t h o u g h , j u s t fli p p a n t ly w a ve d i t o ff.  
    "It w a s all a l o ad o f bu ll, a n yw a y ," E m m a said w i t h r e lis h , a pp a r e n t l y e n j o y i n g t h e c h a n c e t o g o ss i p . "A d am s t o pp e d b y tw i ce w h ile I w as h e r e , bu t h e n e v e r ga v e m e a s e c o n d l o ok , n o t e ve n w h e n I t a l ke d t o h i m . H e w as p o li t e , b u t n o t i n t e r e s t e d . H e s ee m e d li k e a n ice e n o u gh g u y , t h o u g h , a n d h e w a s d e fi n i te ly s m a r t e n o u gh t o g e t a w a y f r o m L y d ia qu i ck l y . "  
    " D o y o u k n o w w h at h e w a n t e d fr o m h e r ? " M a d i s o n as ke d , t h o u g h h e w as p r et t y s u re h e k n ew . A d a m h ad w a n t e d t o k no w m o re a b o u t h i m , a n d L y d ia h ad obv i o u sly m i s r e p r e s e n t e d t h e e n t i r e ' r e l a t i o n s h i p . ' E m m a ' s   s t o r y   t o o c l o s e ly m a t c h e d u p w i t h w h at A d am h ad t o ld h i m , a n d c o m b i n e d w i t h L y d i a ' s a vo i d a n c e o f h i m … i t w as m o r e t h a n e n o u gh f o r M a d i so n t o b e l i e v e w h a t A d am h ad to ld h i m .  
    " D o n' t k no w ," E mm a sai d , s h r u ggi n g d i s i n t e r e s t e d l y . " N e i t h e r sai d , at l e a s t n o t in m y h e ari n g . "  
    "A h , we ll, I d o n' t s up p o se I n ee d t o k n o w t h a t ," M a d is o n   sai d , r unn i n g a h a n d t h r o u gh h is h air. S o ev i d e n c e s up p o r t e d t h at L y d ia h ad b ee n l y i n g, w h ich m e a n t t h at h e n e e d e d t o fi n d A d a m . It w as j u s t b e f o re l un c h , s o h e c o u ld p r o b a b ly s t ill c a t c h A d am at t h e c a f é … " T h a n k s , E m . I ' ll m a k e s u r e t o ke e p Ly d ia t h i n k i n g I ' m s t ill d r o p p i n g b y . "  
    " T h a n k s," E m m a sai d , s m il i n g again b e f o re h e a d i n g t o w a r d s t h e d oo r. "I ' ll h a v e t o te ll h e r I t a l k e d t o y o u , si n ce S t a c e y saw u s a n d s h e ' s t h e w o r l d ' s b i gg e s t g o ssi p , bu t I ' ll j u s t te ll h e r yo u d r o pp e d b y , a n d I b r u s h e d yo u o ff . "  
    " M a y b e w e can g e t h e r t o li v e in t h e li b ra r y f o r t he r e s t o f t h e y e ar ? " M a d is o n s u gg e s t e d h o p e f u l l y , f o ll o w i n g E m m a   t o t h e d oo r. "I ' m s u r e m y p a r e n t s   w o u ld b e h a pp y w i t h t h e i m p r o v e m e n t o n h e r g r a d e s . "  
    "I can o n ly h o p e , " E m m a m u t t e r e d as s h e o p e n e d t h e d oo r. S h e rais e d h e r vo ic e , c a s t i n

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