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"Stop, I’m bored God, all you ever talk about is Belleview!"

"It’s et a job?"

I roll my eyes Every conversation we have turns back to Chris and the concerns of Chris "Hey, speaking of fun jobs for you, what do you think about being a cigar girl for the party? You could wear a cute outfit with a little hat"

"Real cigars?"

"No, chocolate ones Cigars are bad for old people"

"Will there be booze?"

I’m about to say yes, but only for the residents, but I think better of it "I don’t think so It could be a dangerous combination with their ain?"

"Toht for this So better will definitely coe it to next Tuesday?"

"No! Can you just please bring the poster to school tomorrow?"

"Yeah, but you have to text me with a reminder"

"’Kay" I blowthe cookie roll I still have to chop carrots and celery for the crudités and also pipe ue kisses, and I’ether Oh well If they do, then people will just have to live with purpleof worse things"Have you heard anything from Gen? I’ve been so careful, but it see" There’s silence on the other end

"She’s probably too busy doing sex voodoo on Peter," I say, half-hoping Chris will chime in She’s always the first in line to rip on Gen

But she doesn’t All she says is "I’ve gotta go--et the poster!"

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AFTER SCHOOL KITTY AND I set up ca down ht spirit Kitty puts down a towel and lays out all my makeup, bobby pins, hair spray

I hold up a packet of individual false eyelashes "Where’d you get these froave me a pack"

"Kitty!"

"She won’t notice She has tons!"

"You can’t just take people’s stuff"

"I didn’t take it--Brielle did Anyway, I can’t give it back now Do you want me to put them on you or not?"

I hesitate "Do you even kno?"

"Yeah, I’ve watched her sister put them on plenty of times" Kitty takes the eyelashes out of my hand "If you don’t want me to use them on you, fine I’ll save theht then But no uys ever take my stuff?" Come to think of it, I haven’t seen my cat-ears knit beanie in months