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Sweet Another one of my favorites

I grabin the direction of the address Lilly suppliedthe addresses with this sun setting Many of the house numbers are hidden by trees or not there at all, not tothe road

If anyone is watching out theirat the slow speed of my car, they’ll definitely think I am a creep

Eventually, I find Lilly’s house

It’s directly across the street fro with a red brick exterior to , not so dissih it’s much smaller

My mother would describe it as cute

As I’o to the door and let her know I’ve arrived, that same door in question opens and Lilly steps out into the dark, cold afternoon She givesthe door behind her and locking it with a key Makes her way down the sidewalk, pulling her jacket tighter around her

“Brr!” she says as she cliht! I’”

She shivers, strapping herself in

“I love this time of year”

“Sahs “I love fall and winter, but mostly because of the decorations and pumpkin spice and delicious food”

“You always have food on the brain”

“I’eout and practice It’s a hazard of the beast”

Speaking of food… “We’re having lasagna tonight, so I’ht your appetite”

“Lasagna?” She na is my favorite”

“I thought spaghetti was your favorite”

“It is! But so is lasagna…and ravioli…and burgers, and lobster and shrimp and sushi…”

“You just described everything”

“It’s a curse to be non-discri me up”

“No proble someone else for my mom to dote over—all the attention will be on you, and I’ll actually be able to eat”

“Ha ha, not funny Will sheout of my mouth?”

Yeah, she wouldwith their mouth open She would simply purse her own lips and turn her head in a different direction

Ha!

“Also, you know I ht”

Lilly studiesstreetla on one at a time

“What does that mean?”

“Well” I clear my throat “She’s practically a hundred years old, but she…er…acts like she’s twenty”

Lilly laughs “And what does that mean?”