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Hebeyond the phone, and a short while later my sister was there

“Rhys, what are you doing calling this late?”

I didn’t mince words and told her the complete story “I need your help”

I didn’t knoas co me to help this woent that I do so now, at ten o’clock at night All I kneas that I couldn’t leave things the way they were and live with myself

I immediately started to explain what had happened

“What kind is it?”

I turned on the flashlight app on my phone and shined it on the side of the device Once I read it to her, I put it back to my ear

“I think we ht have one in stock…” she muttered “Can I do it in the morni—”

I didn’t even let her finish before I interrupted her

“No, tonight,” I said “Preferably by er than she needs to without it”

That hen I heard the hard, thuain

The two assholes that I’d herded out of uest list but I’d revoked when they’d turned that bullshit on—started up again

“What is all that noise?”

Fuckers obviously didn’t take the hint ofthem out

I turned and tossed a ‘fix it’ look at Colder, who inals toward anotheron the opposite side of the three-foot dividing fence

The sound was cut off moments later

I sighed at ravated words

My sister had to be up in less than six hours for her job, even though she was currently working fro on bedrest She wouldn’t take too kindly toher up like this I’d pay for it later, but she understood more than most the imperative nature of my request

“How did you break it?” she asked

“Fucking Colder stepped on it after she dropped it,” I round He didn’t do it on purpose or anything, but still”

She grunted “Gonna cost you, buddy”

I didn’t doubt it

Not in the least

“Wouldn’t think the saht, sis Love you”