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l; then there

iv

Auto incident, my da

ave idiot cousins. Who the hell takes a police car for

gave each other a bloody nose. We're not those cousins who

is porch with tissues

be normal?"

ne no

l at each oth

nose. "Have you met our family? When have we ever

em, and tossed them into the garbage can outside. "Wh

d it, took it for a drive, and returned it, they would be okay wi

nnier if your dads show

eyes. "You

but I'm

is deb

uld rather throw other people under the bus. Themselves, they're not. I spent many days in

ed with the real versio

rd-ass conversation with Uncle N

e is alm

n't been the same sinc

n we lose someone

hearts in another person, and when th

ged. I've never been in love wi

resting perspect

t view life differen

head, then went

ot the day, and tomorrow isn't looking any better

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u thinking?"

I remained

ing time manageme

ead. My twin

ons as jailbirds. Could you sta

ut that reas

landed in the principal's office, jail, and any other detention center we could di

wanted you to have a wonderful life. We didn't want y

and that."

st you end

as a lifetime subscri

n sni

rkus rolle

g with Grandpa Nash and our uncles. Yeah, we read Aunt Luna's

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ped and glimpsed at Grayson. He ran towards me,

ike a normal person?" I

ousins love. What ha

eacon for ba

o w

as a

that

say when you left t

grandpa Gavin, who howled. My d

t Auto is funny."

e car intendin

a cop car." I a

on no

fer to survive this year without issue

porch after arriving hom

n't know you w

"I made it home a

d. Oliver." Of course, Mom will

de. "I'm okay. I had

n next to me. "Do you

cousin

me abo

nick

you didn't seem

didn't have the heart

what you're seeking, b

t who I am. Where do I

. "You belong where

oes tha

lace where you already belong? No one says you must take off to discover

sense, but she made perfect sense. We seek our position

d down with someone. Most people misunderstand me, making me doubt my

searching for is sta

ing. I turned my head as Conner stood there.

next to me on the porch. "I he

lips. I didn't realize it, but this year would a