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Peter He busts up laughing

“You have flour all over your face,” he says, dusting off my cheeks with the backs of his hands

I twist away fro here?”

“We’re going to the game Didn’t you read ot” Peter frowns and I add, “I can’t go anyway because I have to bake seventy-two cupcakes by toht?”

“Wellyeah”

“Is this for the PTA bake sale?” Peter brushes past uys are a no-shoes house, right?”

“Yeah,” I say, surprised “Is yourtoo?”

“Rice Krispie treats” Another way smarter choice than seventy-two cupcakes

“Sorry you caa him to put his shoes back on

But he doesn’t, he wanders into the kitchen and sits on a stool Huh? “Your house looks the sa around He points at the fra a bath ere babies “Cute”

I can feel o and turn the photo over “When have you ever been toout in your neighbor’s tree house? I had to pee once and you let me use your bathroom”

“Oh, yeah,” I say

It’s funny to see a boy other than Josh in our kitchen I feel nervous for so to take?” he asks me, his hands in his pockets

“Hours, probably” I pick up the ain I can’t reo to the store and buy so the flour that’s in the bowl, separating it into piles “Because, do you think any of the othercupcakes from Food Lion? Hoould that make Kitty look?”

“Well, if it’s for Kitty, then Kitty should be helping” Peter hops off the stool and comes up to me and slides his hands around s “Where is the kid?”

I stare at hi?”

Peter looks atto help I’et my clothes all messed up”