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the point. They are so annoying. I just tell them to leave me alone. I just want to get away from them so I can be me.” A serious look came over Emily. “Are you somebody different when you’re with them?” “No,” Tom answered. Then thinking more he said, “I mean I don’t know.” Emily frowned. “My daddy’s somebody different when he’s drunk. I think a person should be the same all the time and be nice. Don’t you?” Tom got defensive. “That’s not quite what I meant.” “Then why do you have to get away from them so you can be you? Shouldn’t you be you all the time?” “Did anyone ever tell you you should be a lawyer?” Tom asked. “Justin did,” Emily answered. “Do you and Justin and Sam do a lot together?” “Yes, When we were small we even built a tree house together. We used to go to the zoo together. All those kind of things friends do.” Emily folded her arms. “I heard someone say that now you get in trouble together.” Tom hung his head in embarrassment. “Uh, yeah. That too.” Emily slid down on the floor and started to play 45