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“My grand those”

“Seriously? Ohjob She did You all did Thank you Thank you for havingtoo, apparently Thank you for putting up with our curse and our antics and our craziness Thank you for- for just being- so- so solid and good through all of this If we really are cursed, then I’lad it’s you”

Daniel is the kind of person who doesn’t need to respond to that He just sh the kitchen in pursuit of more normal company, cheese, and pickles

We leave the door locked, letting my brothers and cousins sort out their surliness out there in the pool

Chapter 11

Daniel

After the house is cleared out, I feel like collapsing on the couch- not from relief, well not solely fro family is hard work, even if they did a lot of the hard stuff for us Ellis, Luna, Lindy, and Elodie are great It’s clear that Leandra adores the new members of her family If the curse really did choose them all, it did well I have to say, I also really enjoyed Leandra’s granny She’s a firecracker, but a fun firecracker I like that randma has her as a friend It randranny- and they balanced each other out well

Eventually the guys got out of the pool and towels and lectures were handed out, then everyone cleared out because dry clothes were in order My grandma could be persuaded otherwise and stuck around to help with the clean up, but now it’s just me and Leandra in the house, and the quiet is nice and peaceful

Leandra is standing near the doorway, after just having waved randma off She looks tired too, and for a second I’m worried about her, that all of that ay too htly atat her from a few feet away, an e left to clean up Sorandma’s clean all sweep

“Wow,” Leandra sighs “That was- uh- just-Maybe I should leave it at that”

“Itin a good way”