The Gray Sisters: Back At It Again

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fell ou

or me. Although, it’s way too so

got up in a huff.

t’s your

re you standing in my be

look cute when you drool and your face is

on’t want to

you dress, or I’ll dress you.” M

would

find out?” He ar

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eft my room, closing the door behin

s. He was waiting for me as Ma and Dad watched us. I walked over to him

.” He grabbed my hand and dragged me out of the

ing I’ll have to talk

ou will.”

too old

limit with love.” She

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here and tried to stay locked away, not wantin

and sat there. I didn’t know where we were g

til he pulled in

we?” I lo

t. He left me here to die. Fine, so be it. I sat there and stewed until I heard

He was sitting on a rock, looking out o

hovering, but I also knew I had to take care of my sister and cousins. I couldn’t let the

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grieving. Mia would cry herself to sleep every night. Major and Maverick were on a

as that

t angry, but grieve. Allow yourself to feel pain, th

red a

it all out, but don’t jump

can

y n

I hate him so much! Why did he leave? Why Michael? What did I do to

“You did nothing. I

If he loved me, then why d

t would still have happened. Lyric, you’re suffering from a broken heart. It’s ok

all I c

ded to grieve, and that’

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s I cried. He offered comfort in a way I never expected

day, I’ll s

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hugged my pillow as my door opened, and in walked Micha

, sunshine,”

ipper in the mornin

be since you’re a gl

t his ridic

ot you t

y pillow and groaned. “

ed. Ugh, I wanted to kill him for making me lau

hat do you have p

t off the bed. “Oh, and wear a

hael’s a per

had lost weight. I ate a little because I hadn’t been hungry. I secure

he need to go to the beach. The last time I was at the beach was with Daniel.

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of the car. My siblings and cousins were

d at me.

ve a choice.” I did

iled, walking

and everyone w

s fun,”

ood

efer not to have fun, I ca

d my brow

gs, or was that Lakin. Eh, I can’t keep

ran over and grabbed his arm, stopping him.

, y

ea

e it.” He

him I am way more f

ing?” Larkin a

est. Proving someone

s back. He stumbled forward

didn’t order a m

give me a pi

ou insist.”

Take

ng. He ran into the water and jumped in with me still o

his head

cha

You didn’t specify where

tarted sp

op

me and picked me up, t

cha

I swam after him. We played in the water as t

r her laugh again

t is,” L

we tried to outdo each other.

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ing the sunset, when Mich

I said, gla

r w

d to laugh.” I moved m

minutes before he said, “You have a beautiful smile. Yo

jaw dropped, watching