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“We will be in the kitchen,” he said to me

I nodded, lifting my phone It was only when they left that I hit redial

“Calli, girl, sorry I got to call you back so early like this!” His loud, thunderous voice boos—loud and louder

“I’ve never been sorry to hear from you before Why start now?” I lied

“This is why I like you, Calli girl You always kno to make a person feel at ease”

I could feel all the e rooht, and you sounded perfectly fine”

“Yeah, about that…I can’t give you TNT, Calli”

I inhaled slowly through , “I asked for people, Tillio, not carpet Did so happen to those people?”

“No, but…”

“Did those people refuse to work for me?”

“No, it’s just—”

“Just what, Tillio? You are going back on your word before the ink is dry?” I asked, aze in the mirror

“Don’t be like that, Calli girl I told you the at atto look?” He sighed heavily “The Callahans are aon us for years We don’t haveany earned, not inherited”

I clenchedto fist

“Calli?”