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“Sometimes pretty little ladies should knohen to just shut up and look pretty,” he says with an evil smile

En garde

“Sometimes old blowhards should knohen they’re outmatched,” I reply back with a steely voice I can tell that Austin is looking at the two of us But my eyes don’t move from Walker

Before Walter can reply, though, Austin grabs me by the arm

But I shrug him off

“Old blowhards ht know h to wipe the fake smile makeup off pretty little ladies Never underestiet up to”

No it’s not just Austin There are literally a circle of people watching me

And his reply is baiting me Merde

“Oh, I know for a fact what oldhi at his crotch “And I’et up Because I knoon’t last ra wears off”

Touche

Walker doesn’t knohat to say And before he can do anything, I leave hi the other way

“Enjoy yourself, Walker,” Austin says in a hurrying after me

“What?” I whisper as he pullsme toward a quiet place

“He’s a dangerous guy,” he says in a hushed tone “You don’t want to becoet”

“It’s a bit too late for that, isn’t it? Besides, I don’t likearound as if they own the world”