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"Okay," Brooklyn said, "that eird"

I sat stunned for a long tiistered "Ouch, Glitch," I said, slapping at his hand

"Oh, sorry" He let go but took hold of ain as I stood and started after Jared

I turned on hilare "Glitch, I need to talk to hio"

"Just give hi at hi in With a jerk of my arm, I freed ht didn’t make it any easier to s "Who does Cameron Lusk think he is?" I asked, incredulous and more than a little baffled "Why would he do that?"

Glitch drew in a deep breath and held it before offering his version of an explanation "You have to consider the source," he said, grabbing the ketchup bottle "Lusk is different"

"That’s for sure," Brooklyn said

I watched as Glitch busied hie to s so back I felt a disturbance, like an undercurrent just below his too-calm exterior "What do youone shoulder "You know Not quite like the other kids on the playground"

Brooklyn knitted her brows "You’re going to have to give us more than that, Glitch We’ve already seen the fruit We need the juice"

He paused his assault and looked up, histo diser issues Not unlike the average juvenile delinquent, if you ask me"

Brooklyn sat back in her chair and crossed her arot?"

"It’s pretty ot On Lusk anyway"

"Oh, no, you don’t" She wagged an index finger at hi happen between you two once?"

Glitch stilled

She was right The spring break of our second-grade year, he’d gone on a ca trip in thehappened on that trip So bad And I’d known that Cameron was involved, but no one would ever tellGlitch