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“Where’s the real food?” I had ency stash in my backpack like always, but I was sure I could sweet talk sos with cheese and bacon

Jules grabbed a plate and filled it with pineapple, kiwi, and a croissant “They’ll do a sit-down breakfast at nine Don’t worry They have your cheesy scras and bacon”

I stopped h a bite of my blueberry muffin with real blueberries “How’d you know that’s what I wanted?”

She shoved half a co

rnucopia of food into herher shoulders “Seery football player would eat”

“Julia”

Jules once again went stock-straight

Hersmile and an outfit that I’d be afraid would stain if I breathed on it

“Getting in a little earlyexercise?” Her mom looked from me to Jules

“Jules was up early and I decided to tag along”

“That’s so wonderful that you joined her, Berkley I hope she didn’t slow you down too much”

Jules had her head down, staring at her cantaloupe like she could levitate it into her mouth

“Nah, she was kicking my butt out there”

Ms Kelland let out a trilling laugh like I’d said soentleman”

“Not sure how adentlemanly, but I’ll take it”