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“Ew, get away,” I bat at him

He chuckles, amused by me and not the least bit afraid

I settle between his legs, turning to face away from him so I can see the fireworks It’s al down

“Ten, nine, eight, seven,” they chant

We join in with, “Six, five, four, three, two, one”

Right on cue, fireworks shoot off and explode in the sky

The red fireworks light up the sky, and before they co in a shower of blue and silver

“Wow,” Iover our skin

More shoot off and these are purple They rain down, re

The whole show lasts no more than thirty minutes and ends with an explosion of sofor the next day at least

The park begins to clear out and we stand up, gathering up the blankets

We head back to the house, and Jace and Nova i in his ancient t

ruck

My mom and James depart next

“Do you guys want to stay a while?” Sarah asks us