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After breakfast, I shower and dress quickly, determined to keep busy while I'm alone in the house without the distraction of other people My résu All I need to do is add my last e hands on my flesh that I didn't ask to be there and the odor of stale coffee breath and breath htmares But it's the recall of that asshole's s back next year that ues, and the kids at the school were awesome

It isn't fair that I'ot punished when it was him who acted inappropriately

When I'hher to answer i and rehearsing for her tour Maybe I'll catch her e When her crystal-clear voice ansith a bright “Hello,” I'm momentarily paralyzed

"Hello?" she repeats, sounding uncertain, then before I have a chance to reply she yells, "Listen, you asshole Stop callingme Stop the harassment You've already been reported to the police, and ifto tear you limb from limb, do you understand me?"

"LUNA," I yell over the end of her tirade "It's me, Sandy"

The phone is quiet for a et fed up with assholes finding outht"

"Does that really happen?"

"You have no idea" I can i on the end of the line, her little nose scrunching It's funny hoe all look at the celebrity lifestyle as so in the public eye

"Well, I was calling to see what I can do to help you with your mom"

Luna sighs softly "You're such a sweetheart, and I feel so terrible for railing on you at Tyler's It just caughtthat's happening I just feel like my life isn't in my hands anymore"

"I get that," I say

"But you knohat? Tyler calledrelief"

"Are you sure Tyler is up to it?" I say, re his face when Luna asked him the first time

"He said he is I mean, there really isn't so much to do, and Mom is a lot better than she was before"