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"That’s not a bad thing--not being the hook-up type," she says, ignoring irl who likes the hook-up Whatyou’re not That’s when the heartache starts"

Violet drinks fro profound None of ards to sex Usually if they do, it’s associated with gossip Until now, hooking up has never been used as a proverb for how to live life

I iuys she’s kissed didn’t fuo set without instructions "You know Oz and Chevy?" Back to safe conversations

"We were raised together I used to think it was a conspiracy That maybe the old ladies scheduled their ovulation dates to create the quintessential quintet I have a feeling they were disappointed that I was a girl"

Okay, several things going on there "Old ladies?"

Violet grins and the hardness fades In its place is a very soft, very teenage girl Her blue eyes laugh before she does and what I enjoy about the laugh is it’s not sooff Oz and you don’t knohat an old lady is? Please never leave Snowflake Stay here and be the only sane person besides me Even better idea, take h, loudly So loud that all three guys glance over at us

"Ignore them" She waves them off like they’re flies "Did you know that ere supposed to be best friends?"

I force a s so I don’t choke

"Ourout a lotand I can see fro Chinese"

I clear aveto decipher this puzzle "My mom doesn’t talk about Kentucky It’s a sore spot for her"

"Figures I’ to erase Snowflake from my memory after I leave this rat-infested doorway to hell"

"Do you know much about my mom?" And me?

The breeze lifts part of her red hair "Nope I hope you don’t take offense at this, but no one talks about either of you It’s a taboo subject"

"Oh" We both drink fro to ease the aard silence "You didn’t say what old ladies were"

"Wives or serious girlfriends of clubto a guy and no one can ?" I don’t care for the sound of that