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“Does that happen?’
“Rape?” she asked, bluntly I nodded
“It’s not supposed to,” she said “It’s not like it’s considered okay or anything, but I’e doroing to do horrible things And you get enough horny h alcohol, it can lead to bad shit I’ll tell you one thing—I feel safer here than I have at soe ones, but we have rules and trust rew up around this?” I asked “Wasn’t that … scary?”
“I greith twenty uncles,” Eate She raised a hand to the guys standing there and they all waved back Clearly, E for me I had aunties all over, too, and a bunch of kids to play with—kids I’d known all my life You sa reat tiet too crazy”
“And what age did you start staying later?” I asked She rolled her eyes and shrugged
“Dad told o,” she aduy here would lay a finger on —this is a family Fa around?” I asked “That DC guy wasn’t interested in hed
“You aren’t faer’s family and you’ll be treated with respect—DC’s not from around here, and he had no idea who you were—but if you’re serious about not being Ruger’s property, you’ll never be a real part of the club”
“Would you hate et it,” she said, sighing “Believe uys I wouldn’t settle for what Ruger’s offering either, though No fking way You want to get out of here? My dad’s gonna seeout now”
“Yeah, I really do,” I told her
“Let’s go watch a ,” she said “You can come over to my place if you like We have a killer hoood,” I replied, sort of surprised “You know, it’s funny I don’t think of a uy who’d have a hoin daughter, either,” she said, regaining soo Last ti this chick I graduated with It was disgusting”
Back out in the courtyard, a circle had forroaned every few seconds
“What’s that all about?” I asked, craning hts,” Em said shortly “That’s what happens when you have too many penises concentrated in one place Oh, and I wasn’t kidding when I said Ruger was up next—he’s out there right now For some reason they think it’s fun to hit each other Let’s find Maggs Maybe she’ll cos She stood near the fire, staring deep into the flames I walked over to her but she didn’t look up