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“Dude, this birthday royally sucks,” Lyric grulared at hteen today, and no one even seems to care Mo ‘Happy Birthday’ like they always do There were no birthday pancakes, and when I called Lucy earlier, she didn’t even wish me happy birthday”

I was barely paying hi a text frootten a cell phone, she’d texted ht on my birthday so she could be the first one to wish iven a phone, she would sneak the cordless landline phone into her bed and call me

But there had been no text atIt was like she forgot

“Everyone forgot our birthday,” Lyric whined “You would think they would all be relieved we nant”

I grunted, continuing to give e to appear

Lyric had been looking forward to us turning eighteen, but I’d been dreading it Eighteen al, but Violet wasn’t If I slipped up and touched her in every way I ached to noould be breaking so damn many laws Normally, I wouldn’t even hesitate to break the rules, but not when it ca to fuck us up—or give her dad a reason to not let me see her

Whento explode, but when I saw the name on the screen, I bit back a curse “Hey, Mia,” I muttered as I answered

“Happy birthday!” she said cheerfully

“Yeah, thanks”

“Uh oh Soet what you wanted for your birthday?”

As she spoke, Lyric’s phone went off, and he picked it up “Nev!”

“Happy birthday!” I heard our cousin yell at the top of her lungs But she and Mia must have both been hoh my phone

“At least someone remembered,” Lyric said loudly

“Oh no,” Mia said in ru with you two?”

“Seems like you and Nev are the only ones to re a little poutyour birthday, but Violet not reht I was hers But ed with us, and I just hadn’t realized it