The Gray Sisters

hot in

i

l, you get the drift. Roger looked nothing like that. Have you seen Lex? I need

differences between Lex and Roger. I was noticing them a lot, but

. I never understood why. I used to go over to their house all the time and hang

so I accepted. I wish I hadn’t. Roger wasn't sweet but

n idea about what I should do. I headed

ou twit!” Well,

o get the door?”

said so!” L

d there. Then the door slamme

*

e

re, I shut the door on her. I didn’

you be any more unso

hump some unsuspecti

g of any kind unless it’s me

wants to hear about your

nd answered the d

Lyric home?”

in her room.” He

p to Lyric’s room. She stepped insid

ric,” Pi

per. Wha

y.” She smiled and sa

in!” I said as I walked downstairs a

. Bye, Lex

as away from Pi

*

i

ow Lex h

ked, breaking me

uh

wrong wi

e a mi

nd stomped on my brother’s heart. The part where you too

owed m

still like you, and I still plan o

one hand, you’re stuck in this situation and don’t know how to get out of it. If you do, then there’s a

no way of getting out

eak up with Rog

ha

o her door and yelled for he

tching somethin

with Lex and needs to dump Roge

never said th

know.” Lyric rolled her

a said, “It seems Piper

No!”

ing yourself that.”

he way. Now how do we get rid of said tool,” Larkin said, rubbing her chin. “I’ve got i

” I a

’s Egypt,”

at! That’s kidna

already promised Dad no more

take. “When did

ind,” Lu

te a leech who’s Roger from his victim? That would be you.” S

it brother can’t even get

ts,” Lakin said to them as

*

raight. No offense,

ool.” Lakin r

akin’s infatuation wi

ed at them as he said to me, “Yeah, it surprised us too, but we still love her.

the kings of getting peop

screwed that up, rig

Dad. When doesn’t he scr

point,”

been a while since we had so

us for conspiring with hi

someone. He wants to kill Larkin all t

rue,” Lar

n’t stop eating his

dn’t bake so well.

e need to make it quick. If ou

will,” N

ther- and sister-in

e dead,” N

odd. Aren’t most reverends supposed to be these clean-cut people? Nixon was far from it, but if it meant breaking free f

*

e

e coast was clear. I came home, and Ma a

unny,”

Ma,” I

seat at t

cheating,”

ck at poker.” She shrugged

something?” I a

m likes to cheat,” Dad

id as she stuck her

He rolled his e

you’ll meet the person

re you asking because of a certain next-door neighbor girl?” He set

hat you di

iled. “No, that’s what

” I a

got back together. Then I lost my memories of him. It took a lot of time

h the fact your mom might never come back to me. It

t your memories

my mind that rememb

what w

d looked at her, smiling. I looked at them. I ne

the kitchen and went upstairs. He was right. I needed time.