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"I think the word of the day is aard" Tristan nodded

I twisted toward Mama and whispered, "How much debt are you in?"

"Elizabeth!" she hissed "Stop it"

"Are you losing the house? If you needed htened and I narrowed ?"

"Lizzie," Tristan said, reaching out to touch ,"--I chuckled, running h my hair--"I just can’t think of any reason why you would rush into so"

"Maybe because I’m in love!" she cried, her voice shaky She pushed herself up frohter to be happy for o to your party tonight and whencomes I will be out of your hair forever!"

She storuest rooht sh!" I stood up from the table "Can you believe her?! She’s just so…dra It’s just…"

"Just? Just what?"

He laughed again "It’s just that you are solike my mother!" I screeched, maybe a hair too loud,"The way your nose flares when you’re pissed off, or how you bite your bottoust "I’et dressed" Stor off like she did!"

Though perhaps I did slam my door

Within seconds, ainst the doorframe, calet her own issues She’s ato be let down She’s unable to coot overWatch, she’ll probably walk down the aisle and have that poor guy thinking he actually has a shot at a happily ever after, when in all reality, happily ever afters don’t exist Life isn’t a fairy tale It’s a Greek tragedy"

Tristan ran his fingers against the back of his neck "But isn’t that e did? Didn’t we use each other because welike that," I said,like her And it’s really rude of you to even think soht What would I knoay?" He frowned and brushed his thuhbor"