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Almost One of Us
After two weeks, the school no longer feels quite so unfamiliar.
Mitchell knows where to sit, which doors stick, when the tables get folded away, and how quickly a lunchroom can become a gym.
He understands some of the jokes now. He even has a few stories of his own.
Then the rubber balls come out, the teams are chosen, and Mitchell finds Dudley standing on the opposite side of the floor.
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