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"Not unless they take us to court and a judge tells us we have to," Roberta answers I think for a few long seconds--not so much about the name--but about the ways Chandra and her faoes live It doesn’t really matter that the Herald protects my name; the Campbells will be sure everyone knoho this unnamed source is and just how not credible I ae He already knows the girl in the video isn’t me, but the rest of the world won’t How oes today or it doesn’t go at all," Roberta says, as if any irl everyone looks up to

I close my eyes, and allow row full; I relish the feeling, because I don’t think they will feel that way again for a while

"I’ll go on the record," I say "I saw it The drugs, her--I saw it all"

Houston’s s--it’s very brave," she says, her voice sounding through a tin can I feel dizzy, so I lay back Houston stays sitting, he doesn’t joinup I let rip His thumb has stopped Why has his thumb stopped?

"How do you know Cee Cee?" he asks finally, his back is still to --the one that was a little like love? That’s gone froht into this house

"You know her real nas

"Her family always called her Cee Cee," he says "Honestly, I know very little about her Her and Beth--they had this weird connection They were so different, and sometimes I was sure Beth hated her But sometimes she would act like she didn’t She’d call; they’d talk I think Cee Cee leaned on Beth When she came to see Leah when she was born, Beth cried--and I could never tell if her tears were happy or sad that Cee Cee had corows quiet while I wait to see if he has in to let hi oes to McConnell Did you know that?" I say

"Business , so I just assuo out of s, turning his body to face me more

"She’s the Delta president She’s also on the soccer team And my sister’s better than her" I liftat him so our eyes ain, not as full as before, but it’s back Houston isn’t disappointed in me He’s disappointed in Chandra, and maybe a little disappointed with the fact that he lets her near his daughter

"She used soht,"I didn’t think she was that mean"

Houston chuckles "I don’t know her well, but I know she’sa better judge of character Good for you," I say I start to feel guilty that I’ain, his thuize "I told her things about Cass, and she used them to spread ru "So when you saw her…" he leads ive it to hiht, and his eyes flash as he winces "Yeah, I snapped some photos It was a party I was a little buzzed, but not that buzzed I knehat I was doing I sent them To Everybody"

"And the video?" he asks

"I have no proof, but…" I don’t need to finish it; Houston has it all put together

"And that phone call…that was the paper?" he asks

"Story goes live this afternoon," I say, ht I lie back down and close the er sweeping my hair behind ain, he’s looking at that hair, watching his hand move slowly I watch hi For a s feels…okay