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“Kara staying at ours?” I ask, glancing at them in the back

“No, Dad will know so,” Stace says, her voice alarmed “Can we drop her off first?”

It et caught I get caught The girls laugh and whisper as I drive I purposely tune the about boys If there’s one thing I know about teenage girls it’s once you hear you can’t un hear

“Whose party was it, anyway?” I ask, interrupting their discussion

“Just a guy froe kids cas and booze,” Stace explains

“Your boyfriend?” I tease Stace shoots les “I don’t need to tell you how bad drugs and alcohol are for you, do I?”

“No, between you and Mom, I’m in no hurry to experiment Trust me,” Stace fires back

Ouch

I swing the car into the left turning lane, glancing aroundtraffic before I push my foot down on the pedal

“Sax, Wait—”

The sound of the car being crushed into a post interrupts her screa the front

Pain surges through oes black

Chapter Eleven

My eyes flutter open, the light strea lance at the crisp, white walls surroundingI see a lot of lately

Hospital My head aches as I try to recall what happened Aover I feel, I don’t seem to be injured I clearthe strangled, croaky voice that fills the roole to sit up I need to knohat the hell is going on