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I paused Yet another moment when I would’ve preferred to lie "There was Ecstasy init when you saw me, but the full effects didn’t stay with ry sound like a rumble

"Listen, Jay I want you to let it rest for now Please Thank you for sticking up for o after hiht ’Kay?"

"Fine," he grumbled to placate me It hadn’t sounded believable

"Thanks," I said anyway

"Hey, wait a minute," he said "What the heck was up with you and Kaidan? I was looking for you when I first heard the rumor, but someone said you left with hiain She was seriously lost in thought I whispered now

"Nothing was up with us We were talking on the dock He re about what? I can barely hear you Is Patti next to you or sos, and our parents Trying to have a conversation with him is really difficult"

"You two are polar opposites, but it ood for you You could use a little fun"

"Oh, please!" I said, forgetting to be quiet for that one second "It’s not like that I can’t explain it"

"Do you like hiued by hiht" He sounded happy "That’s a start"

A start of what, I didn’t know, but I wanted to find out

CHAPTER SEVEN

IDENTITY

Patti was acting so weird that I shut myself in my bedroom with my book I would read a few sentences, then think about last night, then read more, then wonder as up with Patti

She was not usually a hoverer, but for more than an hour she paced back and forth past my bedroom door

"Are you okay?" I finally called out to her

She caray around her She sat on the edge of ive her room and my full attention

"Anna" She cleared her throat Her eyes were full of ed in red "The day I picked you up fro to sound so strange"

She knew soreedy for infore, Patti If you know so you can say that will scare h her nose and shook her head "Everything that I’ to tell you will scare you Honey, I’ve been scared for sixteen years"