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“Smartass,” he chirps

Kirk works in the coalmines with their father, whom I have yet to meet

Kelli calls the ho late Kai still hasn’t come home so I take Kirk up on his offer to watch TV with him

He settles in the leather recliner and I curl up on the couch resting my head on the arm

Kai corits through clinched teeth

His attitude shocks me What did I do? I must have a puzzled expression on my face because Kirk answers my unspoken question “It’s not you, it’s me”

Whatever sibling rivalry these two have going on…I’ and slippingKirk to listen for Khloe and then I hearback but I can’t hear what it is I hear Kai store to wait by his car

He doesn’t even look atthe door quietly and bucklingKai? Are you mad at me?”

“It’s just It’s nothing, let it go” He grips the steering wheel tightly

I turn on the radio and he quickly shuts it off Okay…he doesn’t want to talk and he doesn’t want to listen to music Maybe he needs peace and quiet

I laybut Kai and the millions of questions I have about him

Kai doesn’t say anything when I get out of his car I won’t have to talk to hiain until Wednesday after school I doubt I will even see hiain until then, well I take that back… I know the coet my stuff out easily

Mysoundly in her roos are between us, but that is what she always does She does soize for so I didn’t do

Surprisingly Kai is waiting forwhen I walk outfor you”

“U past his today “See you at lunch,” I call over et in his car