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"I did but I turned back as usual One of these days, I won't" he swore

"Aunt Glenda's very upset I heard her crying when I went to the house"

He grunted

"How do you know she was crying for me?"

"Well, you had run away, or at least that hat she believed"

"She probably still doesn't even know it," he said He lowered himself back on the dock and put his hands behind his head to look up at the stars "I guess everyone hates me now, too huh? I nearly ruined your party"

"Wrong," I said "But Amber feels bad She thinks she was responsible because she screamed so much when Chase threw her in"

He laughed Then he turned to

"How co with him?"

"We sort of parted company," I said

"Parted coood?"

"Yes," I said

"Because of me?"

"No I mean, that was part of it, but there was more reason to break up with him"