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o

, and we got out of the car. He p

a girl cont

lous?” Elias glan

ate

rabbing a bite. Good luck, Nate

e picked up the essentials for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. W

nt items in the bakery an

u doing?” El

olding

shit.

yone likes pi

ckled. “W

ty boy.” I ro

n clean.” Elias laughed

d cupcakes. You can never have too many sweets. We

like ordinary people. We’re not normal. We tossed eve

into the cart. After she finished, Elias paid

eryone went to dinner when

met my b

our brothers. Dea

.” Elias put the gr

you had sis

r all of us. She drives my dad up the w

do that? I ne

e forgets she changed things. It’s better than changi

to mind. He looks at yo

got lucky when she moved across the

“How does someone e

e flips the breaker. Ne

Nora. Most couples become

ove to t

he clutches of whiskey

lie

glance

I had to stay

hy

failure in a relationship. I

to stay with someone. I

relationship

ow. One day, the person for y

ith all my other

runk, and we grabbed bags, carrying them inside

put cereal boxes o

t do

e I was here,

ow, you’

her he was flirting with me or not. It seemed l

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flirting, but it seemed to go ove

e hit the lake

suit, so I won’t end up

o hurt Deacon. Who in their right mind stands up in

eave Dea

items to make sandwiches.

r plans after

me a hooker. I hear the

eyes and s

ts want me to do something productive

old everyone in our fami

do you wan

electrocute the poor goo

ying to become a paramedic

Deacon helps. He would say, oops, my

ll. Most girls wouldn’t survive us. We finished eating, changed our cl

nges things. She walked towards the water as I adjusted myself. Of all t

e I didn’t have my hearing aids, I had to wea

r we reached it, we pulled ourselves onto it. I ran my hand

kes to swim out here.” T

ou learn si

im I wanted to communicate with you i

find out you’re deaf. It’s

ith people? It’s like no one want

unication is vital

would ignore me when I tr

ey is

kered as

iss

ha

talking. It was the one

right moment and no rebound. I didn’t care what people thought. You don’t g

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cabin and searched

ys!” Dea

ack as Gia sm

?” Deacon rubbed th

ook lik

nt me to a

ad. My brothe

is twit interrupted me. Loo

form. Elias tossed Tori into th

or making time with my sister. I’ll m

to bond. They better bond, or we would deal with Mom. I didn’t want to deal with

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me up and tossed me into the water. I tried to pick him up and failed. So, I s

swimming. We walked over to the towels and picked them up. I dried off, then put on

eady for s

e single. Homecoming will be fun dancing with

hook hi

. Then I need to find something prod

This year could c

th my failed attem

to seeing Bradley at school. God could take pity on me and send me a h

ha

hot guy showed up. I could

t counterp

off Bradley. He deserves

ght, but I doubt the Gods

nd see if the oth

to the cabin. I still don’t know what Elias meant by my li