Chapter 57 

“I will be back soon,” I said when I answered.

No, its fine. I got someone in to cover you. I figured you were concussed, but Zoe isn’t answering, and I a m on tonight, and mum has hurt her knee again, so she can’t watch both girls. Can you and Valen please, please, come to get Casey for the night?”

“What do you mean Zoe isn’t answering? Did you knock on the door?”

Macey cleared her throat before speaking in a hushed voice. “I did, but I don’t think she could hear me over all the showering sounds coming from the house,” she hissed. I snorted. Who would have thought?

“They are like damn rabbits. I have been up there twice now, and I swear my ears are bleeding. Anyone would think we are running a brothel with the noises leaving your apartment,”

“What’s a brothel, Aunty Macey?” I heard Casey asked in the background.

“Ah, a place where people get foot massages,” Macey answers awkwardly. Valen chuckles but turns the car around, hearing her.

“Yep, we are on our way now. Meet us out the front,” I tell her.

“Thank God, but you need to talk to her,”

“Why do I have to talk to her? You’re the eldest?” I told her.

“Because I can’t say anything after what you saw the other day and don’t say you didn’t tell Zoe. I know you did, and you’re the only one not getting la.. foot messages around here,” Macey corrects herself.

“Ah no, you talk to her,”

I will scissor paper rock you for it,

“Fine deal, but don’t cry when I win, like I always do.” Valen raises an eyebrow at me and shakes his head. I say goodbye and hang up the phone.

over who

to do it?” I asked

I get for it if I do?” Valen asked, and I folded my arms. I was not making any more deals with the devil, and I know he would pick his words wisely if I did, so I couldn’t get

the front, and Macey was waiting out

spare clothes in it for her, and school was canceled. I just got the notification because of a covid case,”

my window and holding her fist out. I rolled my eyes, and we quickly played rock, paper, scissors while Valen laughed at us. Macey fist-pumped the air when her

said, doing a victory dance and

of the cringingness of that talk and proper behavior in our

get the

last talk still haunts me when I had to explain to both you girls the importance

smears.”

us you didn’t have to diagrams and or reenact on our dining room table. I haven’t looked at the table the same, and you owe me a desk,” I

be thorough. Valarie always said get your facts straight, and I

“We were mortified,”

help me

cool old lady,” Valen said, and both Macey and I froze, forgetting entirely about Valen and how casually

marvelous woman,” Macey said with a sad smile.

waved. “Love you too,” Casey retorted, blowing her a kiss. Valen drove out and back onto the highway,

brought Trolls. Aunty Macey said I could because it is your favorite,” she said, holding up the DVD

I

your boyfriend and

now?” I

my uncle, how will I marry Valarian? Wouldn’t that make him my cousin? Though Taylor said she is and that I would have to marry Uncle Fester from the Addams family, I told her na ah, I am,” Casey said. I

I smacked his thigh, and he grabbed my hand before I could pull it away. He kissed the back of it when he lifted it to his lips,

we watch Trolls when we

can watch it on repeat, if you

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