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She had gone home again. School was finishing up, and people were dispersing for the summer. She kept hearing rumors about Billy and Teddy at Camp Hammond, but nothing for certain. And she wasn't able to call them. Eli wasn't sure either. Didn't know about Tommy or where he was.
And then at her father's insistance since her mother would have wanted her to continue her music education, she was shipped off to Interlochen. It would be her last time since she would be too old for the program, and graduating from Hawthorne then. The distraction of music and archery practice helped at times, but she kept getting the feeling that some of the others resented her. Were even jealous of her talents and her growing potential. And she was getting more and more frustrated that it wasn't enough. She wasn't going to get the real training she needed. Not here, not now. And now the door wasn't working, and she was panicking a little. Worried it would close for good. And part of her mind pointed out nastily that if she wasn't so stubborn and hadn't refused Branden's offer, she could have gone back there anyway.

It was looking like the makings of a long summer.