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I scoffed at Uncle Konrad’s words "Why would I be?" I sat there for a second, then conceded with a sigh: "But if that’s what they want, I’ll figure so out I’ll ask her soon"

The three of us fell into a silence as we looked out at the gray ocean It’d been a perfect h outside thathere as long as I could re before that We knew the perfect time to come for the waves and to have as much of the ocean as anted without h, andIt happened every time we surfed, and I knew today would be no different Just like it was no different that Brian mentioned "Chachi" every time I was around hi with all of you? Chase was being a dick about Harper, and you both started throwing punches that only lasted for ayou two off each other"

Dad sighed, and a wide shts Didn’t like the, but I miss those ti over the last pair of shoes at a store"

Dad barked out a laugh and looked over to me "Have I ever told you about the first time I met Chase?"

"At McGowan’s? McGowan set you both up in the ring to show everyone the new fighter he’d found in you"

Dad’s eyes got a faraway look, and his s day"

Looking down at a tattoo on ht inner forear, "Why don’t you tell ain? It’s been awhile since I’ve heard that one"

Uncle Konrad knocked into my side, and I turned rateful s back at the tattoo on ht arm, I didn’t once take my eyes off it as I listened to a story I’d heard hundreds of times, and had no doubt I would hear hundreds uy I kneell as I knew et the opportunity to meet

July 17

Kennedy

I STEPPED THROUGH the door of Kira’s andNot with our place, everything still looked exactly how it had when I’d left earlierbut there was definitely so I’d only been out for a walk for forty-five ure out what could have changed in that tiet ready for work, but turned and headed toward Kira’s instead

Kira’sworse I only saw her for a split second after we got hoain, she wouldn’t talk to , I didn’t know if Zane had called her last weekend, I didn’t know anything because she refused to talk to me unless it was to ask me to leave her alone

With a knock on her shut door, I let myself in and my face fell when I found Kira curled up in a ball on her bed--again

"I don’t want to go to work," she responded automatically

"Uhokay? Did you call Brandon, or do you need me to?"

When she didn’t respond in any way, I walked over and sat on her bed so ere facing each other

"What’s going on with you, sis?"

Her eyes filled with unshed tears as she shook her head

"Is it Zane?" When there was no confirested, "If it’s so hard for you, why doesn’t he just come here to visit you at least?"