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“I’ fantastic Is that a crime?” he mutters He holds his hands up defensively and I point at the wheel

“You ht want to hold onto that,” I say

He laughs, but places both hands back on the wheel

I decide to change my tactic “I’m sorry if I’m defensive, but I really want this and I feel like you’re just trying to wind me up” Like you always do

“I’reat, and if they don’t give it to you, they’re a bunch of idiots” He pulls up out the front of my house “Are we still on for tomorrow?”

“Sure Twelve o’clock, right?”

“Yep I’ll pick you both up Tell Ariel if she’s not ready, this ti”

I roll et out of the car I wave Lucas off and wait until the car has disappeared around the corner before I head inside Ariel is lounging on the sofa as I walk in, her long, jet-black hair spilling out froives me a half-hearted wave, but doesn’t look up from the TV

“Hey,” I say, plopping down on the end of the sofa I lift her feet and rest them intowards the television Love in Motion is possibly the worst show everevery episode of

“Last tiue out atabout how much news and crap you watch, do you?”

“It’s hardly the sah s, open to ht away

“What are you doing?” Ariel asks, straining to see

“An application for an internship for over the summer break,” I respond, distracted

“Why would you want to waste your vacation tioing to go to the beach and shopping with?”

“Go with Lucas,” I retort “Soet this internship, I can pretty uarantee myself a position at any forensic psych facility in the country”