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Asher gavethat’s true"

I felt Henry’s eyes on us then I gave Asher a look

"Vivvie Bharani has been absent for over a week" Emilia didn’t bother with a hello She slid into the seat next to Henry’s "Last year, she was the only person in our grade other than me to have perfect attendance Ae?"

"Is that an expression of concern?" Asher asked his twin, arching an eyebrow at her

"I can be concerned," E almost insulted "I’lance over her head Clearly, e suit

"I heard Vivvie’s father got fired," Elance at Asher

"And where ht you have heard that?" he asked

"Froton Post"

The idea of people knowing that Vivvie’s father had lost his position at the White House made me queasy

"I mean, technically, he wasn’t fired," Ee has never been the gossipstep down after the White House"

Henry stood up abruptly "Whatever position her father has or does not have, can we agree that has little to nothing to do with Vivvie?"

Eht you’d want to know"

"Why would I?" Henry replied His voice was calm, but I could see the tension in his neck He had to have noticed the ti on his grandfather

Henry came around to my side of the table and slammed a piece of paper down in front offor a reply, he turned and stalked toward the front of the rooo to the bathroom

Emilia shot Asher a bewildered look "What was that?"

I uarded bathroodom, but Hardwicke didn’t even have passes Dr Clark just let ht up to Henry just as he reached the bathroo around

I didn’t reply immediately Henry stood there, perfectly comfortable with the silence, until I broke it "Thank you," I said "For standing up for Vivvie"

Henry looked distinctly uncomfortable with my thanks "It is possible," he admitted, his voice taut, "that I knohat it is like to have your faossip circuit"

If e suspected was true, if it got out, Henry and Vivvie wouldn’t just be the subject of gossip at Hardwicke Their fae news

"It is also possible," Henry continued, his back still toto do with Vivvie’s father’s de the dots--toois my fault," I told him