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“Do what?” I repeated louder

Mark rolled his eye “For fuck’s sake, Cleo, you’re freaking her out , Felicity, we just ht We know you aren’t a party person, but anted to show you a new spot”

“That’s it?”

He nodded, putting ice into the blender

“Then why does she look like she stole so to pretend she was invisible

“Because she’s a klepto” He laughed and threw a small piece of ice at her

“A reformed klepto, thank you very much!” she snapped

She wasn’t lying Cleo had been a klepto time at the Nidorf Juvenile Detention Facility

She’d been only fifteen when she first caloss No one stole froot her ass kicked She ca I slipped her some extra meds I don’t knohy I did it Maybe it was because she looked so pitiful, or maybe I was as lonely as she was—I’m still not sure But after that, she followed hteenth birthday, she and her cousin aiting for o She had been released a otten about me

God, that was six years ago Sometimes it really did feel like only yesterday Since then, it’s been the three of us, our oeird little makeshift family

“Felicity?” Cleo snapped her fingers in front of my face

“Where did you go?” Mark asked

“Nowhere” I shook o I’ve been working double shifts at the diner and high school all week I need to blow off some steam”

Cleo jumped onto me like a koala “Really? You won’t bitch out?”

“Yes, really! I’ll go see what’s in hed and pried her off of me I made it three steps before I noticed the laptop on the couch

If it was just about the club, ere they hiding this?

“Mark, can I use your co toward it

“No!” they both yelled, and like a fucking cat, Cleo leaped for it while Mark spunAs a distraction, he handed arita

“What shehis froaze

“You’re busted! What did you guys really do?” I glared, but neither of the to have fun in your closets”

I went to get the kitchen scissors, but Mark caughtthat will make me look bad”