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Adam asked, quietly, "You can’t talk to Mason?"

I shookto be verbally attacked by his friends before her" Adam leaned forward

My shoulder lifted and dropped "I don’t knohat you want me to say"

"You slapped Cass Remember? At the Alu ht crap Of course it’s the same," Adam cried out as he pushed back his chair "This blows"

Mark threw hiet laid by the Acadeed His fork reached for some strawberries

"You haven’t even asked about Becky--"

I frowned "How is Becky?"

He stopped short "She’s fine"

I nodded "Good"

Then he bit out, "She orried about you We kept hearing about you, how you got hit, how you shouldn’t have, how Cassandra was going to hell Blah, blah, blah We heard it all"

Mark grinned with a mouthful of fruit and nodded his head

"Okay" Malinda’s voice was bright and cheery The phone was put away, and she dropped into a chair beside ht?"

Adam looked at estured between us with his fork "Those two are mad at each other, but I don’t knohy" He sed his fruit with a gulp and speared an oht, Saot mad She came to the party ere at and slapped Sao to Public parties" He gave Malinda a rin "And that sucks because those parties are awesome They talked about Becky I have no idea why"

She turned to us Her eyes were bright

I sucked in my breath

Mark mumbled around soht, mom I wanted you to know that"

She melted "I know, honey That means so ht, "Did ain She patted her chest with a hand "Oh, Saood Lord knows that I’ve been trying, and it’s not in vain of His name I love David David should be here I have le" style="display:block" data-ad-client="ca-pub-7451196230453695" data-ad-slot="9930101810" data-ad-format="auto" data-full-width-responsive="true"></ins>