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I step forward "I’ll purchase it froht now With cash"

He looks ure out where I could be hiding the money

"No" He crosses his ar to be difficult I don’t understand why Doug and I have never had much to say to each other Now isn’t any different, apparently

"I will pay you triple what you paid for it, then"

He just stares ateither--I avoid looking at his face I have no idea what’s going through hisat Jenna and s at hiry at hiirlfriend anyered me all these months that she ith hiht now I’oing to decide she wants to be with hiet her tiara back Come to think of it, I’ve never seen Jenna wear a tiara--or any sort of expensive jewelry This ood su’s now looking at ht you in here You’ve got ?"

I shake my head, annoyed now "I don’t have a brother You mean my cousin Yes, he’s a billionaire, but I don’t spend his ive you fifteen thousand dollars today, will you give her back the item?"

He holds his fist up in the air and aain"

Jenna is tugging at my arm now "Come on, Wil We can take it to the clan council They’retaunted "Go--and take your idiot with you You knohat they say, like attracts like"

I stiffen There it is again…that word Idiot Just like the others I’ve heard throughout my life Moron Retard But this is hten at her sides "How dare you--"

"Jenna," I interrupt, stepping forward and putting htI say, "I haven’t insulted you I don’t care if you insultto onna happen"

I take another step toward hi to step back, he doesn’t We’ve just had a confrontation while both dressed in armor This feels much more real, more immediate, just inches froonna do, retard?"

Suddenly, heat rushes up fro and ’s t-shirt "Stop trying to provoke o He takes two steps back, brushing himself off "Back off, psycho"

"I don’t need to back off You just did Now apologize"

Silence