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Tyler made the mistake of believing that he needed to ‘leave his mark’ on his high school, but his summer of paying for that mistake, doing community service with the janitors and digging holes for a landscaping company has done him some good. For one thing, Tyler’s senior year finds him stronger, which helps him avoid Chip, who’s always trying to push him around. For another thing, after a summer of manual labor and not thinking about anything much, Tyler is way tanned and buffed and dangerous looking — and more interesting to girls. One girl in particular is very interested, maybe… Bethany, the most popular girl in school.<\/p>\n