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I took the Rules page and tore it cleanly in half. Once.
Then again.
“Those rules don’t exist anymore, okay? You’re not in trouble, baby.
I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to frighten you.” I gently placed my hand on his shoulder.
Then I pulled out something I’d grabbed last minute.
It was a fresh manila folder. I wrote on the tab in thick marker: PLANS.
I slid it toward him.
“This is what we’re doing now.”
Noah stared at it like it might bite.
I pulled out the printed pages recommending Noah for programs and the letter from the school counselor.
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