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"Give me tools and show ed his toilet

"Tomorrow," he responds

"Now that this is all Brady Bunchesque, I’rin crosses Abby’s face

"Haven’t you ever heard of not biting the hand that feeds you?"

"No, that would have required ularly The way I see it, you were looking for so and I helped you find it I deserve some appreciation"

They stare at each other like both of the the button that results in nuclear war Frightening how neither one of the," I say "I came in here myself"

Denny pulls his wallet from his back pocket and slams several bills that include zeros in front of Abby She tucks the cash down her shirt and begins eating again like the whole exchange never happened

"Tomorrow after school," says Denny

When he walks into the back, I steal the rest of the peanuts "Want to tell me what that was about?"

"No," she says between bites

"Is he the reason my mom comes in here?"

She demolishes her sandwich and dusts off her hands It’s like a curtain shade descends over an open pane and the fallen fabric produces an intricate, sad design For a few seconds, Abby isn’t the girl I hate She’s a girl whose outsidein your life you’ve learned that you wish you could take back knowing?"

A sickeningly sharp pain slices through er The serious set of Dad’s face while he told et the hell out and the bitter cold and loneliness of three in thein the car--I could do without those s, okay? Work here, but kill your curiosity If you can’t, then I suggest the Laundro confession Could the truth be that bad? "My uy I can handle it"

"If it were that easy, I would have dragged you in here last Saturday and introduced you to the issue myself Leave it alone"

Abby hops off the stool and steps intoseductive about it unless you’re the kind of guy that likes to have your dick ripped off and handed back to you "Tell anyone that Denny giveslike a little girl"