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“Is Raven like that? Is she one of those girls? Is that why you broke up?” the questions fire rapidly froun

“I don’t want to talk about Raven with you” He turns the radio up loudly and a tear stings at the corner of ht ere beco friends Maybe I pushed too hard too fast, but I can’t help but wonder what the deal is with them They act like a couple but not

We reach town and still have a half hour until we pick up Khloe My storee on the Dairy Bar for a burger and h the drive thru; Kai does not need to be seen in public right now

I pull in at the park near Khloe’s daycare It’s cool out but if we sit in the sun, it won’t be so bad Kai and I settle at a

picnic table and I eat quietly Kai on the other hand is quite entertaining He bites into his burger and a guttural groan rips frohter He devours his burger and half oflike a beast

Kai checks his watch, takes cologne frolove box of his car, and sprays himself “Sniff me,” he orders me

I step in close to hi deeply, I feel intoxicated by the sood” I step away quickly Then I add, “But you need this I forgot I had it” I produce Visine fro hand

After convincing ive his keys over and we pick up Khloe

When she sees that I a Kai has to tell her to sit down three times so he can strap her in her car seat “Pway Khloe music Kai!” She shrieks once we are on the road

Kai groans but does as his little sister wishes, turning on what I call bubblegu, it is so cute Her feet are kicking the back ofto the beat of the music

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The rest of the week and the next Kai and I have fallen into an easy routine of hiout on one of hts He said he needed help with his History paper He even s She said, “Now that boy is a looker”

I have started taking care of Percy for her, she had a bad fall a few days ago and she is in the hospital She o visit her but I haven’t had a chance to

I a I can’t help but feel like Kai and I are getting closer

Histo get to know e the subject or avoid the topic all together