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Fucking Genius On both accounts—Jake and Raize

Me? I just wanted to learn how to shoot better, so Raize took uys on an errand

On day five sincefor Estrada’s decision

Then it came

I wished it hadn’t

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Ash

“Mo shut behind me It was hot outside, and sunny

“What are you doing?” My sister was in the kitchen

My eyes needed to adjust to the inside We didn’t open the curtains Mo for the stairs, but Brooke was at the table She was stirring so, and I wandered over

“What’s that?” Brooke was eyeing the order sheet

“The neighbor is selling Girl Scout cookies I wanted Mo so much time up there lately

“She’s in bed”

“Yeah” And? When was she not in bed?

Brooke stopped stirring and glared at oes to bed, she doesn’t want any of us to interrupt her She’s taking ‘Mommy time’”

Askto stress her out Wasn’t that why most the moms on our block said that? They needed a spa day or a pub day? Their kids were stressing them out? I swear that’s what I always heard

“What are you doing?” I leaned over, trying to see what she was

“Stop it!” She snatched her hand over, pulling the boay and to the side Another glare fro”

I half laughed at that “Experi with Tommy Riskins last week, too”

“Shut up! You don’t know anything about that”

I just rolled my eyes I did I knehole bunch about that, because Tommy turned around and asked me to experiment with him, too Said maybe I was the sister who had some ‘experience’ I told him to eat his own dick

I asked, “Why are you experi for us to eat I could see that much

Smelled horrible

“Because soain”

Oh

We both got quiet, and as if on command, the floorboard squeaked above us

Mom was up

It wouldn’t last