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Truth be told, I’d always been a little intrigued by Carson’s epic parties If he wielded the kind of power that could help nudge Lauren and Wes out of their giant family feud, then I was interested to see it firsthand Call it curiosity

“Fine But you two arebetween us “And just so you know,” she whispered so only I could hear “I heard Olivia’s on the prowl, and she plans on crashing”

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I sat in study hall, notes spread out in front ofcalculus test before winter break when someone tapped me on the shoulder and handed me a tiny piece of notebook paper The paper was folded into an origalanced around me to see who the sender was I kneasn’t Eht because my name on the front ritten in as

Glancing around the rooaze slid over my classmates until they locked on Carson’s and he winked My stomach clenched as I turned back around and slowly opened the note, wondering what he wanted that couldn’t wait until after class “Want to ht want to go shopping?”

Of course it was about the Angel Project What was I expecting?

I grabbed my pencil and scribbled, “Sure” Then I handed the note back to Ky behind me, who passed it to Lucas, then back to Carson I saw him unfold it out of the corner ofelse

When I got the note back, I opened it up, er than I’d like to admit “Great Meet me at The Bread Basket after school, 3:00”

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I entered The Bread Basket at five ‘till three, wondering why Carson chose that particular location Not that I didn’t like baked goods, but it see place However, the ainst the counter talking to Winny, the owner, I overheard their conversation, and it clicked

His attention turned to me “Hey” He hooked a thu dinner rolls, bread, and cinnah for each family to eat on Christmas and have leftovers to freeze”

For a ht to ask local businesses for nonmonetary donations The fact that Carson had said a lot

“Wow That’s ahtly jealous I hadn’t thought of it first

“Oh, it’s no problereat you two are working on this project together Not enough kids take the time to help people in need anymore It’s nice to see the youth of Sweet Water at work”

I sood Obviously, Lucas hadn’t told her the real reason ere stuck working on the project If she only knew