The Gray Family: Let The Games Begin

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at you regret? That’s my reg

life choices of late. One choice would call certain people. “

my uncles and aunts standi

mind telling me why the hell you ca

tool of a brother out?” Nixon asked Parker as he gave me that look. You know th

r to my family as they all s

n pops didn’t com

f it. I always knew our brother

t there,” L

unt Lakin?

outing some banshees,” Luna

know,” I said,

from leaving,” Nixon told them. They nodded as

t going?”

er and sat down on the couch. “I’ve already been thr

you raised us,”

matter. The crazy gene crashed into you,” he repl

Selena. She looked at everyone.

a, who talked to our uncles, then he ca

ical day with ever

, sitting down next to grandpa. I had

o

knock at my door. I got up and answe

you?” I a

nus a brother because he’s

ecause big brother sat th

me to kidnap you and help Payt

oah introduced them. The other three guys waved. “Now that

ffense, and you can go to j

s I looked at them. Who the hell ki

ause you’re old,” I told them

old. Now Grammy was old. Ma and dad are becom

uy that yells at kids for walking across their

t. Kids never li

athan told Nixon. Nixon looked at h

bed as they entered my room. I

s. I’m not going. Why go see someone who never ga

t tool in the box,” Nixon

t he wanted to do with his life,

ted is beyond u

n nodded in

ong name or treated like you

“She liked this tool, and he couldn’t see her for the dust. Luckily fo

at him,

said while rolling his eyes, “is that w

? I thought I was cl

ho not only tipped the elbow but l

. Do you remember Hawai

to help our hapless nephew get a girl,” N

change to annoyance. “But Payton wouldn’t have even noticed me if it wasn’t for me cha

at happened, I refused to allow some guy sweet talk

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mn dumbest person who walked the f

me,” I a

t a girl to like her when you treat

t I said,” Larki

istakes,” Luna

kin retorted. Then they started arguing.

while I tried to figure out what to do. Thirty

Nixon told me as he sa

broke up the argu

r the help,

someone say, and all turned to lo

” I a

e people in our lives, but it’s our j

a chance when I ignored her be

n’t play games or lie but be honest with Josie.

at him an

m going home to see my wife,” he said as he got up and

thinking abou

ned as I looked at him. He smiled, then went into