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“Mom, please—”

“No!” she shouts—and Iand the ser one “Do not touchI can’t be here”

“Mo to follow

My dad catches my shoulder and stops me My eyes meet Xavier’s and even he looks hurt and pissed off Great, just great

“No, just don’t,” o and heads in the same direction my mom left

Xavier gives usted look, shoves his hands in his pockets, and then he too is gone

Unfortunately, the worst isn’t over

Mr Montgo ain His normally calm, cool, and collected dee has settled on his face

“Married You two are fucking ain

Thea’s mom stands by his side with a bowl of macaroni salad in her hands and she looks shocked and maybe a little wary

Mr Montgorows red and a vein in his forehead throbs The tongs swing again and this time land on Cade “You,” he spits “How could you let this happen?” Cade blinks, looking alomery yells, not at me, but at Cade

I watch as Cade stands, head bowed like a scolded child, and he stalks through the grass and toward his father

“This way,” he hisses, and like an obedient soldi

er Cade follows

I stand there, wondering what the fuck is happening I look back at the table and Rae looks worried Thea does too