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"I see how it is," Jack smiled after Leif had disappeared down the hall

"What?" I asked

"You do too think this is our house If this really felt like my house, and not yours too, you wouldn’t have invited hi

"Oh, come off it! It’s supposed to snow like 12 inches by tomorrow He doesn’t need to sleep outside in this," I said

"I wouldn’t onna pretend that we’re not in therude," I loweredI said anyway

"You’re being rude," Jack countered

"How a his name He’s more connected to me than you are"

"That’s not rude! That’s just… Ugh!" I groaned, co "My name is Alice Bonham because I am Alice Bonham! Why is that so hard for you to understand?"

"Didn’t you read Romeo & Juliet?" Jack asked "A rose would still se your nae it, so what does it matter? Why can’t I just stay the same?" I asked

"Your name is Alice Bonha at the edge of the roo blankets and pillows His skin looked pale, and his expression had hardened

"Yeah, sorry You didn’t need to hear all that," I said,

"You’re froe your name," Jack interjected "So people don’t associate you with the old, huue out at Jack, displaying the full nitude of my maturity "I was born in Idaho We didn’t ramma lived here, but she passed away, so I don’t have any other fa for h he was looking atelse entirely "Not like… not like vampires"

"No, he’s my actual brother We have the sa about him suddenly looked off