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“Must be hard?”

“What?” Kirk Cooper…what are you getting at?

“Being in the dark?”

“Then shine the light on me,” I mouth off

One second Kirk is getting ready to say so back to me and the next, he is ripped from the door by Kai

“Told you to stay away from Katie,” he seethes

Kirk holds his hands up “Easy, little brother I was just talking to her I live here too ya know” He looks to h because the way his face scrunches when he does it is so aard

“What was he saying to you?” Kai snaps atthe door

I don’t appreciate the tone he is taking withreally But that re Why was that so hard for you to tell irlfriend cheated on you, it’s not like it’s so I mean, I am sure it sucked really badly But ouldn’t you have just told me that?”

“Because it’s eht now? My dad is being a real asshole My parents are fighting Nothing ever goes as smoothly as I want it to And now you’re mad at me”

“I’m not mad at you, Kai I just want you to be able to talk toYou’re the other half of my soul, remember”

“I’s with me that you probably would never tell anyone I’m a selfish prick What can I say?”

“Het o wide

“Killing me, Kat”

“That’s the plan, Kai”