Bye Forever, I Guess: Chapters 17–22

by Jodi Meadows
Thirteen-year-old Ingrid's relationship with her popular friend Rachel is changing in ways she's not sure how to deal with. But her online friendship with a mysterious boy she meets through a mistaken text is a comfort...or is it?

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  1. pester
    annoy persistently
    Friday night, Lorren was pestering me about the Essa project while she, Traveler, and I played ATO.
  2. conviction
    an unshakable belief in something without need for proof
    “Definitely,” I said with every ounce of conviction I could muster.
  3. pristine
    completely free from dirt or contamination
    “But the thing I care about most is that you’re picking up a copy for me. Well, and that you’re going to see her and that’ll be huge for you. But I want my copy. And I want it pristine. No scuffs, no dings.”
  4. milestone
    a significant event in your life or in a project
    We helped Traveler through some of the quests and crafted a new set of armor for his next level milestone.
  5. disciplined
    exhibiting self-control and obeying the rules
    “Yeah. Llama is just super disciplined with how much she’s online.”
  6. abstract
    not representing or imitating external reality
    Traveler’s Rachel was supposed to be some abstract figure, some girl who was probably perfectly nice and missed out on the most wonderful boy in all existence.
  7. ill-gotten
    obtained illegally or by improper means
    “You literally just said he’s spying on you, Ingrid. Twice. Obviously he saw all your longing looks toward Miss Joy’s cart, so at least he’s using his ill-gotten knowledge for good.”
  8. bluegrass
    a type of country music played at a rapid tempo
    The crowds had shifted, some toward the auction tents, others toward the bluegrass group replacing the high school band.
  9. malicious
    having the nature of threatening evil
    I don’t think it’s for malicious purposes!
  10. violate
    fail to agree with; go against
    I deleted anything that violated the community rules, but thanks to school and sleep, I wasn’t zapping them as they posted.
  11. nefarious
    extremely wicked
    And you may or may not have been given my number as part of my ex-friend’s nefarious revenge plot.
  12. furor
    an interest followed with exaggerated zeal
    The online furor over Traveler’s post died down—the comments slowed and the reposts stopped as the community moved on to other things.
  13. reel
    be dizzy, disoriented, or bewildered
    Meanwhile, Lorren—who’d never stopped reeling from Rachel’s claim about Traveler’s post—was tired of watching me spin my wheels when it came to learning basic facts about the boy we talked to every day.
  14. brace
    prepare for something unpleasant or difficult
    “Holy pepperoni, Lorren. Brace yourself.”
  15. escalate
    increase in extent or intensity
    “This escalated so quickly,” I muttered as another text came in.
Created on Thu Dec 11 08:44:50 EST 2025 (updated Mon Jan 26 18:18:42 EST 2026)

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