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"No, not really" I felt like punching the wall "So you want to be friends?"

"That seeht?" She looked away quickly "You don’t do relationships, and I don’t sleep with guys who can’t stand me or my fauy to fuck, huh?" I glared at her, jealousy seeping into an" She sighed "You can’t have it both ways"

"Whatever" I didn’t need this shit "I’"

"See ya" She walked into her room "Close the front door on your way out," she called out to lared at no one and ran down the stairs, pissed I sla and I ran to the car as annoyed as I had been when I had arrived a few hours earlier What the fk was Maddie playing at? Was this soirls and had never cared before They were good for a night or two, but I had bigger worries than their feelings And a girl had never gotten under nition and pulled out of Manor Road as quickly as possible

"I’ain

"Dude, I gotta go to take ot I’ll be back in fifteen er seat, and raced down the streets, not caring if a cop aiting to pullI sped home as if I was at the Indy 500, and when I pulled into the driveway, I was more upset than when I had left

I ran up the stairs and to Vincent’s room and pushed his door open "Here are your keys" I threw them at him as he lay there in bed He just stared at me with a worried expression "Good luck with the test"

"Thanks" He nodded, and I left his room wordlessly I ran into the bathroo on the shower "Fuck you, Maddie Wright," I cursed her under my breath "Friends" I rubbed the shampoo into my hair and closedto lose it I stood there for a fewthe hot water beat down on er probleht I needed to come up with rent et evicted I walked tofor an answer to coure it out I’d always been able to figure it out before

"Hey, Logan" Jared knocked on the door and walked in "Sorry about last night"

"Don’t worry about it"

"I wanted to give you this" He dropped five hundred-dollar bills on the bed next to et this kind of money?" I looked up at hi with Joey?"

"Joey didn’t " Jared’s eyes flared at ainst him, but he doesn’t control me"

"Joey is bad news, Jared" I shook et into it, but he’s not to be trusted"

"You know the only people I trust are you and Vincent" Jared sighed "Joey is , trust et this kind of money?"

"We bet on the horses"

"The horses? How old are you? Sixty?"

"Joey’s old et soood, who’s not What jockeys are excited, that sort of thing"

"I don’t know about this, Jared, ga cars is?" Jared’s eyes bore into er Things are getting worse"

"It’ll be fine Vincent will get his degree and you will get your degree and we’ll be fine" My voice held conviction; it had to be fine

"And what about Dad?" Jared’s voice was hoarse "I want to leave, Logan I don’t want to deal with this shit anye and I’ to put up with his bullshit anyh"

"I’ll take care of it"

"Until he hits you again or, God forbid, gets a gun"

"He’s our dad, Jared"

"He needs to go to a facility or sohed and stood up "Don’t you think I know that?"

"Where did you go this ?" His eyes held a question, and as I stared at him, I knew I couldn’t hold it in anymore

"I went on a drive"

"To?"

"Manor Road" The words slipped out of my mouth bitterly

"Why?"

"I wanted to see the house"

"It’s been a while, eh?" Jared sat down on the bed and I sat on the chair in the corner "Do you think Dad even thinks about it anymore?"

"I’ht back to our childhoods and our weekly drives out to Manor Road

"Why did you go?"

"I etting any ideas We kinda hit it off, I thought she was cool Hot, but a bit kooky, you kno sohed and I joined him Jared was a player, but a charisht, and they never see to be with hi wavy black hair and I shook e the subject, tell irl"