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I snapped my teeth at him, and he threw his head back,

chortling. My anger at his parents melted away at

Maddox’s laughter. I refused to bring up the topic of his

parents not attending the graduation ceremony. He was

happy, right here and right now, and that was all that

mattered.

I crossed my arms over my chest, pouting.

His laughter died, but he was still smiling. Maddox

shoved his hand in his pocket, and he fished out a teal

Tiffany box. What…?

My lips parted in surprise as he snapped open the small

box. No way!

Shock coursed through my body. “Maddox,” I breathed,

shaking my head. My cap slid down, and I fixed it on top of

my head again, still staring at the box he was holding.

It was a necklace, exquisite but simple, with only a

sterling silver charm.

“A dreamcatcher,” I whispered, my fingers brushing over

the intricated webbed floral centerpiece and the delicate

feathers attached to the round center.

“Now, we’ve got matching dreamcatchers.”

I let out a laugh at that. The memory from a few months

ago flashed in my mind.

“What is this?” Maddox asked, giving the object in my

hand a weird look. He appeared unimpressed.

“A dreamcatcher, silly.” I gave it to him, and he looked

even more confused.

“Why are you giving me a dreamcatcher?”

I realized Maddox sometimes had bad dreams.

We fell asleep together last night, on his couch, while we

were studying, and he had woken up from a nightmare. He

didn’t speak of it, but the bleak look in his eyes broke my

heart. He couldn’t go back to sleep and ended up going to

the gym that was open twenty-four-seven.

Maybe it was fate or just pure coincidence, but as I was

scrolling through Instagram, I found an ad for

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