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“Have it”

“I don’t want it!”

I pick up the rice ball with ers and put it in his face “Say ‘ah’?”

Stubbornly he says, “No I’ht”

Darrell hoots with laughter “I’irl to feed me my lunch Lara Jean, if he doesn’t take it, I will” He leans forward and opens his mouth for me

Peter shoves him to the side and says, “Step off, it’s mine!” He opens his mouth and I pop it in like he’s a seal at Sea World With his mouth full of rice and his eyes closed, he says, “Yum yum yum”

I smile, because it’s so cute And for a second, just for a second, I forget I forget that this isn’t real

Peter ss the food in his ? Why do you look sad?”

“I’uys ate

Ionna get you a sandwich”

I grab his sleeve “Don’t I’”

“Are you sure?” I nod, and he sits back down “If you’re hungry later, we can stop somewhere on the way home”

“About that,” I say “My car’s fixed now, so I won’t be needing you to give me rides anymore”

“Oh, really?” Peter leans back in his chair “I don’t h I know you hate to drive”

“The only way I’ll get better is if I practice,” I say, feeling like Margot Margot the Good “Besides, now you’ll get back your extra five rins “True”

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VIRTUAL SUNDAY NIGHT DINNER WAS an idea I thought up

I’ve got my laptop propped up on a stack of books in the center of the table Daddy and Kitty and I are all sitting in front of it with our slices of pizza It’s our lunchti at her desk with a salad She’s already in her flannel pj’s

“You guys are eating pizza again?” Margot givesto stay tiny if you don’t feed her any green food”

“Relax, Gogo, there’s peppers on this pizza,” I say, holding up hs