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“What kind do you wantfast “An Akita”

“Boy or girl?”

Again her answer is prompt “Boy”

“What’ll you name him?”

Kitty hesitates, and I knohy I roll over and tickle Kitty’s bare foot “I knohat you’ll na voice

“Be quiet, Lara Jean!” she screeches

I have Josh’s full attention now “Coivingnervous all of a sudden Kitty ht be the baby of the family, but she is not someone to trifle with

Then Josh tugs on my ponytail and says, “Aw, come on, Lara Jean! Don’t leave us in suspense”

I prop myself up on ling, I say, “It’s after a boy she likes”

“Shut up, Lara Jean, shut up!”

Kitty kickspictures She lets out a cry and drops to her knees and exa I feel like such a jerk I sit up and try to give her an I’s, so hard I yelp I pick the picture up and try to tape it back, but before I can, Kitty snatches it out of ives it to Josh “Josh, fix it,” she says “Lara Jean ruined it”

“Kitty, I was only teasing,” I say la to say the nanores me, and Josh smooths the paper back out with a coaster, and with the concentration of a surgeon he tapes the two pieces together He wipes his brow “Phew I think this one will make it”

I clap, and I try to catch Kitty’s eye, but she won’t look at me I know I deserve it The boy Kitty has a crush on—it’s Josh

Kitty whisks her collage away fro upstairs to work on this Good night, Josh”

“Night, Kitty,” Josh says

Meekly, I say, “Good night, Kitty,” but she’s already running up the stairs, and she doesn’t reply

When we hear the sound of her bedroo, Josh turns to me and says, “You’re in soin the pit ofit, I knerong Margot would never have done that tosisters are supposed to treat their little sisters, especially not when I’m so much older than Kitty

“Who’s this kid she likes?”

“Just a boy froh to have crushes on boys? I feel like she’s too young for all that”

“I had crushes on boys when I was nine,” I tell hi about Kitty I wonder how I can make it so she isn’t mad at me anymore Somehow I don’t think snickerdoodles will cut it this time

“Who?” Josh asks me