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The Group Chat

JULY 17, 7:12 AM

PENNY EMBERLY added ALONSO DE LUCA and COREY BARRION to the group.

PENNY EMBERLY named the group COZY MYSTERY BOOK CLUB.

Penny Emberly

Hi guys!

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Alonso De Luca

no.

why are you up this early? are you even human?

I’m at work. Did I wake you up?

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Alonso De Luca

it’s summer break. i haven’t even gone to sleep yet.

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Corey Barrion

You’re good Penny, I’m going to work too.

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Alonso De Luca

wait who is this other number

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Corey Barrion

Guess

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Alonso De Luca

don’t save my number in your phone

or text me

ever

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Corey Barrion

Ok

Corey, are you free tonight?

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Corey Barrion

I’m supposed to hang out with Dylan.

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Alonso De Luca

so you’re free.

We need you to come to Bloomington with us.

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Corey Barrion

Are we going on a college tour or something?

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Alonso De Luca

i don’t think this is a good idea penny. we don’t need him to come with us. we’ll handle it ourselves.

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Corey Barrion

I’ll text Dylan to reschedule.

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Alonso De Luca

please, don’t cancel on satan. go with her. have fun robbing banks or whatever she does for leisure.

This is about the ward. Alonso thinks another coven made it. Do you know anything about that?

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Corey Barrion

It was a coven, but I don’t know who. My dad found them after he met my mom.

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Alonso De Luca

you should’ve let me know another coven was in the picture. we need to talk to them ASAP.

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Corey Barrion

I just said I don’t know who they are.

Alonso figured it out. Can I pick you up at five thirty?

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Alonso De Luca

i can drive us.

No offense, but I’m not comfortable with either of you driving :-)

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Alonso De Luca

ouch.

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Corey Barrion

I’m fine with that.

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Alonso De Luca

btw what’s with the name of the group chat?

That’s our cover story.

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Alonso De Luca

i don’t even know what a cozy mystery is.

It’s like the opposite of true crime. Think old ladies and their cats solving murders in the English countryside.

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Corey Barrion

Ohhhh my dad’s cousin reads those.

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Alonso De Luca

the three of us in a BOOK CLUB? sorry penny, but this is a shitty cover story. nobody would believe it.

I would totally join a cozy mystery book club.

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Alonso De Luca

well i wouldn’t and corey wouldn’t.

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Corey Barrion

I’d consider it.

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Alonso De Luca

shut up.

i’ll come up with something better.

ALONSO DE LUCA changed the group name to AP WORLD HISTORY PRESENTATION.

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Corey Barrion

It’s summer break.

COREY BARRION changed the group name to COZY MYSTERY BOOK CLUB.

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Alonso De Luca

you piece of shit.

I’m putting this on mute. See you tonight!

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Corey Barrion

Me too.

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Alonso De Luca

what’s the point of having an emergency group chat if you won’t see my texts about all the emergencies

hello

HELLO

ALONSO DE LUCA changed the group name to ASSHOLES.