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"Mynu to appoint a justice this terer"

"Maya," E off that topic of conversation coirl to the other "Meet Tess Kendrick"

"Ivy Kendrick’s little sister?" Maya raised an eyebrow "Reood side"

"Who’s Ivy Kendrick?" Di asked Her hair was so pale it practically gave off light Her accent was sharp--and iot me arrested, Miss Diplomatic Immunity?" Maya shot back

Di tilted her head to the side "This sounds vaguely fa moment, a realization settled over Di’s face "Oh," she said "That Ivy Kendrick Is she the one whothat thing with Grant?"

Emilia nodded "I don’t even want to knohat she has on theover to me "Like I said, Hardwicke aled "Just lucky, I guess"

Eave up on puo," she decided with the force of alaw "I have Latin first period The Aeneid waits for no irls were gone

"Eetically "I’ for valedictorian since ere about four She co soed the subject "I’ you heard that Justice Marquette is in the hospital It was all over the news this otten my information frorandson Henry is in our grade, and I hear they’re actually pretty close But even Henry’s friends aren’t thinking about Henry Or his grandfather I mean, Maya’sabout replace for this Henry Marquette and tried not to think about grandfathers--Henry’s or mine

"What exactly does Maya’s mom do at the White House?" I asked Vivvie had said the phrase White House the way that kids at any other school ave it, Maya’s ht as ork at the local mall

Vivvie blinked several ti herself that I was new--not just to the school, but also to DC "Mrs Rojas is a pollster She analyzes nu"

I hadn’t even realized that was a job

"What about Emilia?"

Vivvie tilted her head to the side "What about her?"

"Di’s father is an ambassador Maya’s mom crunches numbers for the president What do Eht for a moment "I think they’re dentists"

Eood teeth