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“Eric, you can’t do things like this when it’s almost her bedtime. She’s tired.”
“I’m sorry,” he said. “I just wanted Mollie to see her.”
“Hennifer doesn’t like her.”
“Because I never havefood,”I said as I rolled over. “Which you never told me.”
“A seasoned farm owner would know that.” He shrugged like it was nothing.
“You’re such a di—” I stopped myself just in time. “Giant pile of cow patties.”
Eric laughed. Cain only rolled his eyes. I expected him to quip back. Even if it ended in a fight, I was used to it. It was nice dusting off my bantering skills.
“I’m getting Hennifer back to the run.” He was gone before I could annoy him again.
I sat back on my heels. I was enjoying trading barbs with him. Why had he quit so easily? Was this a new thing?
“Be honest with me,” I said. “Which one hates me more? Cain, or Hennifer?”
Eric tapped his chin. “Both don’t like you.” He patted my shoulder. “Sorry.”
“Wanna go do marble runs in the hallway?”
“But Cain said no.”
“Cain said I can’t make decisions for you, which means I can’t stop you if you start it.”
A slow smile spread on Eric’s face. “Race you to my room!”
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Strawberry Springs Neighborhood Watch
Kerry Winsor
Can someone explain what gyatt means? Tommy just said it and I just can’t understand these kids these days!
Comments:
Jade Clark: It refers to someone’s figure. It’s just a fun way to say it when you’re giving a compliment. Try it in a sentence.
Kerry Winsor: Your gyatt looks great in that dress!
Jade Clark: Yep. You used it PERFECTLY.
Nicole Rudder: Jade . . . NO.
Jade Clark: I know. Got a nice screenshot, though.
By the endof the night, I was exhausted. Mollie was obviously still pissed, because I had to avoid marbles in the hallway when I put Eric to bed, but I’d ended a fight before it had broken out in front of him.
And that was what mattered.
I should have figured that it wasn’t over, that she would seek me out. After getting Eric to bed, she was waiting for me in the kitchen.
“I didn’t expect you to be the kind of man to pull out early.”