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You were not expecting to actually enjoy Wilderness School.

Okay, well, maybe you don't 'enjoy' it. It still sucks. But you've made some of the best friends ever here. You know for a fact that Leo, Jason and Piper would walk barefoot on hot coals for you, and you'd do the same for them in a heartbeat.

Plus--as cheesy as this sounds--not being allowed to have phones at all is kinda...rejuvenating. Like, you have to spend your time doing stuff. It's nice.

Granted, the things you're doing aren't exactly model citizen behavior. I mean, sneaking off-campus at night to go to Taco Bell? Preposterous.

Your entire friend group (contrived of four people, by the way,) has been planning to sneak out with some other students for New Year's Eve since you caught wind of a celebration nearby.

After fence-climbing, some walking, a cab ride, and some more walking, you've finally made it to an (admittedly shady) field, where some normal non-delinquent teens are drinking and talking.

You're chatting with one of your classmates when Leo takes you by the arm, trying to pull you somewhere.

''It's almost midnight! C'mon, you have to watch the fireworks with me.'' Leo insists, sitting down and tugging you next to him.

He looks the best he's ever looked, honestly; his curly black hair falling into place like dominoes, his eyes sparkling with the reflection of the fireworks.