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us ask through the screen door

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you, Mr

lbox and carried

When I finished, I walked up the steps, letting my boot

it? Or will you join the land of the li

t with what I’m doing.” I opened the frid

s been a f

swigged

u punish yourself

ason and I patched things up, and he’s happy. Now

gs for someone, it kicks you in the teeth. It did with

me explain about my cousins, who are a pain in the asses. Markus belongs to Larkin a

, coming home when we went off to college. I dropped out in the middle o

so it didn’t matter. I made a decent living and set some money aside, buying a fixer upper. I had the gift

ine every time. I’m not the person who needs someone in my life to make it complete. After what happened at school with Maso

distance. The family follows you wherev

on the house. Then I hear

ght switch. I swapped out the lousy switch fo

Dad asked, walk in

rkus stopped by

did he

hing. Will I live like a

itch and turned on the power. T

only child, my parents didn’t spoil me. My parents weren’t the peo

edge of the counter a

er to be alone, but your

ood

so much attention on taking care of your aunt

, but I

about me, but I’m okay with my life. I

g alone and not going out. It was a topic of discussion whenever someo

r some movie, but I prefer to read. I enjoyed getting lost in a good book with a great storylin

ustration. I know my family worries about me, but I learned that love wasn’t in the cards f

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getting a degree when you can’t even use it? I cleaned the bathroom, thinking about how our dad

t without saying a word. I remember standing in his bedroom, hear

finished my last room, I put my cart away, then clocked out. I drove to Presley and Kaylee’s place. It

both snuggled on the couch

esley asked me as

m going to bed,” I s

nd Kaylee

erything I found was a fixer-upper, but it was doable. I wanted to get out of Presley and Kayl

my offer. Who knows? This opportunity might lead to somet