The Harper Boys
st
o
, and we got out of the car. He p
a girl cont
lous?" Elias glan
ate
rabbing a bite. Good luck, Nate
e picked up the essentials for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. W
nt items in the bakery an
u doing?" El
olding
shit.
yone likes pi
ckled. "W
ty boy." I ro
n clean." Elias laughed
d cupcakes. You can never have too many sweets. We
like ordinary people. We're not normal. We tossed eve
into the cart. After she finished, Elias paid
eryone went to dinner when
met my b
our brothers. Dea
." Elias put the gr
you had sis
r all of us. She drives my dad up the w
do that? I ne
e forgets she changed things. It's better than changi
to mind. He looks at yo
got lucky when she moved across the
"How does someone e
e flips the breaker. Ne
Nora. Most couples become
ove to t
he clutches of whiskey
lie
glance
I had to stay
hy
failure in a relationship. I
to stay with someone. I
relationship
ow. One day, the person for y
ith all my other
runk, and we grabbed bags, carrying them inside
put cereal boxes o
t do
e I was here,
ow, you'
her he was flirting with me or not. It seemed l
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flirting, but it seemed to go ove
e hit the lake
suit, so I won't end up
o hurt Deacon. Who in their right mind stands up in
eave Dea
items to make sandwiches.
r plans after
me a hooker. I hear the
eyes and s
ts want me to do something productive
old everyone in our fami
do you wan
electrocute the poor goo
ying to become a paramedic
Deacon helps. He would say, oops, my
ll. Most girls wouldn't survive us. We finished eating, changed our cl
nges things. She walked towards the water as I adjusted myself. Of all t
e I didn't have my hearing aids, I had to wea
r we reached it, we pulled ourselves onto it. I ran my hand
kes to swim out here." T
ou learn si
im I wanted to communicate with you i
find out you're deaf. It's
ith people? It's like no one want
unication is vital
would ignore me when I tr
ey is
kered as
iss
ha
talking. It was the one
right moment and no rebound. I didn't care what people thought. You don't g
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a
cabin and searched
ys!" Dea
ack as Gia sm
?" Deacon rubbed th
ook lik
nt me to a
ad. My brothe
is twit interrupted me. Loo
form. Elias tossed Tori into th
or making time with my sister. I'll m
to bond. They better bond, or we would deal with Mom. I didn't want to deal with
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o
me up and tossed me into the water. I tried to pick him up and failed. So, I s
swimming. We walked over to the towels and picked them up. I dried off, then put on
eady for s
e single. Homecoming will be fun dancing with
hook hi
. Then I need to find something prod
This year could c
th my failed attem
to seeing Bradley at school. God could take pity on me and send me a h
ha
hot guy showed up. I could
t counterp
off Bradley. He deserves
ght, but I doubt the Gods
nd see if the oth
to the cabin. I still don't know what Elias meant by my li