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His eyes crinkled at the edges "People getting married in unicorn costumes, outdoor hot tubs made from old claw-foot bathtubs, rave parties in the forest, a sunken double-decker buspetting zoosEveryone’s in costu? He didn’t look like he was joking Plus, who could come up with a list like that on the spot? I stared at him in horror

"You hadn’t heard the stories," he said, his eyes crinkling even ht the need for secrecy to a whole new level of desperation My parents would flip It was one thing to sneak off to see a bunch of no-name sites in Ireland, but it was quite another to sneak away to a wild party Getting caught would probably require theory of punishhed at my expression "Keep your head and you’ll be fine Is there a particularas Cubby Jones wasn’t involved, I could handle that "My brother’s going to see his favorite band They’re called Titletrack"

"Titletrack! Their final show," the wo her hand to her chest "You lucky, lucky girl, you!"

I turned to her, aghast She was a fan? "I love that first song of theirs--Aaron, what’s it called, the one with the music video in the Burren?"

" ‘Classic,’ " the clerk said "We’re definitely fans around here"

"We’re actually on a Titletrack road trip I just left the Burren"

"A Titletrack road trip!" She looked like she was about to faint She yanked on one braid "What a wonderful idea Aaron! Isn’t that a wonderful idea?"

"Wonderful," he replied dutifully

"Yes, ht" I turned to point at Ian, but the store was eo Thanks so much for the advice"

"Stay hydrated," the h the door

"Take hand sanitizer!" the wo stor today One of the worst of the summer"

"Thanks," I called over my shoulder

The second I stepped outside, Rowan’s voice punched me in the ears "Mum, I told you, I’m not ready to talk about this You said I had until the end of the summer, and that means two more weeks And if you want to talk about Dad, call hi up, then whirled around, his expression leaping with dismay

My first instinct was to bolt, but instead I stood there stupidly, clutchingmy bare foot onIIt just hadn’t been on purpose And noas curious What was Rowan not ready to talk about?

"Hey, Addie," Rowan said weakly "Been there long?"

Please say no ritten in a thought bubble over his head I shook "

His face drooped sadly Fix this, my inner voice demanded My inner voice had a lot to say about other people’s feelings I looked around, trying to think of a way to lighten the mood "Soremember when I belly flopped out of your car?"