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“Reot together?” she asked in aood You were bent out of shape for weeks”

“Mmhmirl bitching h I’d never let her know it Jesus, Toer balls than he did

“Maybe I should be the one to talk to Kara,” Callie said Seconds later, her breathing evened out

I waited another ten minutes just to be sure that she was fully asleep before I slid away fro on a pair of jeans and a sweatshirt, I quietly ht fixture above the kitchen table, I pulled out the keys I’d hidden there and pal to have to find a new spot to hide Callie’s presents, or I’d catch her in the garage with a crowbar trying to get into my damn toolboxChapter 6KaraPast

I woke up under really bright lights,with every beat ofmy own spit

“Hey,”over ?”

“Terrible,” I rasped, barelyany sound “Water?”

“Yeah, just a sec”

I rolled my head on the pilloatch hiainst the wall My eyes widened as I suddenly realized where ere Rose was asleep sitting up in a chair in the corner and Charlie was asleep at her feet, her head tilted back and heropen

I leta sip of the water he was holding

“What happened?” I asked, trying to reuely recall feeling like I couldn’t get enough air while ere in the bathroo after that was a blur

“You had an allergic reaction,” e of the bed

“I don’t have any allergies,” I replied automatically

“You do now,” he said matter-of-factly “They’re not sure what it was yet—we aren’t sure as in your dinner, and Charlie said you guys tried pretty much all of the food at the dance”

“Oh god,” I replied, the thought of food htly nauseous

“Makes it kind of hard to narron,” Dad continued “But they’ll figure it out”

“An allergic reaction?” I said, surprised “It felt like I couldn’t breathe”