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Chapter Three

Charlie

May 30, 2016

JAGGER SIGHED FOR the fifth tireen-eyed stare to , just gaveup with hi brother to , I closed ainst the side of the warehouse "Well?"

A dejected laugh fell fro them fall to his lap in defeat "I don’t knohat you wantwith your car--I know nothing about cars"

My shoulders sagged a little

"Take it to the o buy a new car"

"Jag"

"You can’t have a car that doesn’t work half the time, Charlie Especially not now that you’re back here and will be driving Keith et stuck?"

"I’ll call you?"

His face went void of any emotion "Charlie Look, I know I didn’t let you touch your hteen, but you’ve had access to it for four years now--that’s plenty of tiet your own car A reliable car"

"It just seean with a laugh, "a car that only works half the time! This car wasn’t exactly nehen Grandma left it to you, and then it sat there for years until you were old enough for it" When I started to defend ain, he cut me off "You knoouldn’t tell you to spend thelike this if I didn’t think it was necessary, but it’s necessary It’s been necessary You have the ether "You do still have your er’s face softened

"I didn’t hted breath, er at his question "Yeah, I do Other than school and that aparte account for Keith"

He nodded in acknowledgeo buy a car So tiht?"

I lifted a shoulder and started to say I’d think about it, but stopped abruptly at Jagger’s next de to theI definitely would not be doing "I’m sure it’ll be fine without that" Before he could respond, I grabbed my book and stood, then took a step toward the front door of the warehouse "I need to go if I’ue about the ainst it "Take ," I said quickly, and slipped back into the warehouse to grabelse to argue withfor my own place

It felt like I didn’t take a full breath until I was in his car and pulling out of the alleyway I’d er; now if only I could h this shift without Ma in to pin me with his cold stare

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