Chapter 41: Grumpy Felix, Quiet Alex and Chasity's Calix I smoothed my hair back nervously.

"Hey again," I said, no longerable to pretend to be interested in the ceiling.

The girl just looked at the floor.

"Don't be rude, Charity," said Mom authoritatively Alex had taught me that word: authoritatively.

Alex taught me a new word everyday, a really big one.

He said we needed a big vocabulary or in his words "an extensive lexicon" for when we became

Alphas and had to make speeches in frontof the whole pack.

"It's Chasity,” mumbled the girl.

Finally! Her name.

Chasity.

Mom walked off.

She had not heard the girl.

"I never had a sleepover with a girl before," / told Chasity.

Chasity gave me a really weird look.

She was still crying.

"Um, you can have my bed and will take the sleeping bag okay." I told her.

"Both have dinosaur print so it's equal," added in case she was wondering.

Chasity was quiet.

I wanted to hold her hand so I did but she yanked it away / blushed.

I was not as smooth as Felix or Alex/ had moved too fast.

"Sorry," I mumbled.

Should I tell her I thought she was cute? "Um, I think..."/ said.

"Calix," said Mom, coming back into the entrance room.

"Leave her alone.

Go to your room." "But I didn't do anything!'1/ whined.

This was so unfair.

Mom practically never punished me.

"Just go," said Mom, being totally unfair for no reason.

Chasity was sniffling.

I had a handkerchief.

Mom said proper gentlemen had handkerchiefs.

Felix said handkerchiefs were for girls but this handkerchief was green! It was not pink oranything.

"Here," / said.

She took it.

I was relieved.

"I have to go to my room," I said.

"I usually don't get in trouble." I wanted her to know that.

“Calix/" Shrieked Mom.

"Ok, we'll talk later," / said to Chasity as / headed upstairs.

1 spotted Alex and Felix spying on the landing.

"Do Alex and Felix have to go to their rooms too?" / asked.

"You snitch!" Yelled Felix.

Ha! As if I was gonna go to my room and let them talk to Chasity.

She was my friend.

She had my handkerchief and everything.

"Felix and Alex, go to your rooms," demanded Mom in her no-nonsense tone.

I winked at Chasity before I left but she did not even notice.

Alex frowned at me.

I felt guilty for getting him in trouble but he could try to steal my friend too.

In the upstairs hallway, I made something clear.

"Look, Chasity is my friend.

She's here to hang out with me." I said.

"What?" Grumbled Felix.

“You know her?!"

Alex looked surprised.

"Um, yeah," /lied.

Alex folded his arms.

"From where?" Asked Alex.

Felix folded his arms.

"Yeah, from where?" Snapped Felix.

"From...

none of your business.

It's private between me and Chasity," / said.

Felix rolled his eyes.

“Chasity," repeated Felix, stroking his chin.

"That's a nice name." "Yeah, we're having a sleepover," I said proudly.

"What? With a girl?" Asked Felix, looking kinda impressed.

My chest swelled with pride.

"We're not allowed to invite girls for sleepovers," said Alex, shocked.

"Chasity and I are really mature.

Mom made an exception," / said.

That was believable.

Mom always bent the rules for me.

"That's totally unfair! Mom lets you get away with everything!" Hissed Felix.

"It is a bit unfair, Calix," said Alex reasonably.

I felt a bit guilty "II my sleepover turns out really awesome, Mom will probably let you guys invite girls to another sleepover,” / explained

Felix lookedlike he liked the sound of that.

"You have someone to invite?" Asked Alex, looking at Felix.

"Yeah!" Said Felix.

"Who?" I said, my curiosity peaked.

"Chasity," said Felix simply.

I got really mad.

"My Chasity?" I said.

Felix nodded and laughed in my face.

I shoved him.

And he shoved me back.

We scrambled and wrestled but Alex parted us.

"Cut it out!" Yelled Alex.

"You'll make Mom come upstairs and she'll make us stay in our rooms longe "I wanna go spy on Chasity,"said Felix.

"Spying is against the rules, right Alex?” I said, knowing Alex always followed the rules.

He would back me up.

"Um...this is a special circumstance," said Alex, shocking me.

Felix was pleasantly surprised.

"Ok, let's go check her out," said Felix.

"Chasity has chickenpox!" I blurted out.

Felix looked like he did not believe me.

Alex looked worried.

"Really?" Said Alex.

I nodded.

"Where are they then?" Asked Felix.

"They're not on her face or hands that's all." / said.

She had been bundled up in this weather.

Alex and Felix were starting to believe me.

"I'm the only one who had chickenpox already," / said.

It was true.

the worst! And I had to stay away from my brothers

could not even go sleep in Alex's or Mom's room when

them?" Asked

I nodded.

a swimsuit or

yeah, we went

out so

and

then," said Felix,

stomped into his room,

Ped "One second.

here, Calix," said

I waited.

to his room and came back with

"What's this?" / asked.

Mom put this on me when I had chickenpox!"/ said

"Calamine lotion," corrected Alex.

looked at

Oh yeah.

"Calamine," I repeated.

mittens from the kitchen for her so she won't be tempted to scratch,

calamine lotion, mittens," I

forgotten that Chasity did not actually

drinks enough and eats healthy stuff and

of his room,

chickenpox

opened my mouth to say something but Felix said,"

and folded

a week,"

How long has she

I glared at him.

you hot stuff!" Said

to say

good to talk to us."

them away for the whole week, "Wait, I thought you

swim together in winter

lake is frozen." "It

pools were open in winter here and the water was kept

school still had swim

and/ were our

"Oh, right," said Felix.

yesterday when you

gone with Mom

and I always did groceries

thought the grocery store was

sent

his own grocery list separately and double checked it when

she forgot one of his items, he would show up the very next time we went to the grocery to "supervise" his shopping and stockup on the missing

at the grocery yesterday so I decided to take Chasity

did not come crashing down

and Alex were

with girls,"

It was true.

talk to but Mom would notlet me hang out

he kinda is,"

I

footsteps on the

Before you

brothers ran into

/ was technically supposed to be in there and Mom was

peeped out at

straight past

Huh.

the empty closet

Mom put in their room when/was younger because he hadgotten tired of me sleeping

while back after he had decided / was too old

maybe once a

Dad, putting the

put bedding

not do

just stood

put her suitcase in

of drawers or something,"

Later," said Dad.

on the

left her there

to their

eavesdrop at the door

weren't as interesting

Chasity was here now.

at her

She was crying.

"Chasity?7whispered.

"Who's there?" She sniffled.

"Calix," I said softly.

I come in?" You're supposed to say "may/" not "can/” because technically you could but itwould be

not right now,"

to come to my room?"l

can't,"

"Why not?" I asked.

not allowed to,"

sad like I was a part

sad feeling from earlier but I did

always say I

you cared about people and felt

says you're not allowed to?" /

That's ok then!

not around and I think he has a packmeeting tonight," / said

sleepover with s'mores

I felt embarrassed.

I sighed.

sat with my

you like me?" I

not allowed to,"

cheek

she had come to sit on the other side of

hand under the door through the small gap

right

"Maybe," said Chasity.

you

a

felt something smooth and soft

peeked under the door.

linked

old are

"Nine," she said.

old are you?" I had thought she was a small ten

too young

I'm twelve," I said.

"Oh," she said.

her pinky away from me

"No, wait," I said.

"Why?" She said.

BU "Um, /.../began.

was older than her

years maybe? I wasn't sure if I was remembering correctly but it was definitely more than

show you the ropes, "I

“Ok," she said.

the Alpha say I'm not supposed to play with you." That made me mad but not at Chasity,

my pinky away and folded my

I heard Chasity sigh.

sorry," she

you," I said

gave her

We linked pinkies again.

promise me something," said

"Yeah?"/said.

hate me just cause

made me so

you,"

"Really?” She asked.

"Yeah,7 said.

I'm no fun?" She

don't need to be

I'm mean to you sometimes,"

sometimes, especially

"Who's Felix?" She asked.

not important," I said

what iflignore you and don't talk

sad, but I'll never ever hate

"You sure?"She asked.

"Yep,"/said.

she said, squeezing my

squeezing

heart was beating really

pretty," / whispered, kinda hoping she did not

nice

I smiled really big.

doing it right

creaked

at me

"See?" / said.

She nodded.

quickly shut

don't want to get in

"Ok," I said.

to

should go,"

"I'm not going.

the blame if someone gets mad," I

would stop arguing for

didn't argue often but when they did it was always a "serious topic" so

I spoke too soon.

came out of her

away from that door!" She

up, shocked at her

of sleepover is this? What's

said, looking at

put her hand to her

she said exasperatedly (Alex's vocabulary word

Chasity is not your new playmate,"

looked just as confused

my...she‘s a...her parents owe me and your father

owe the pack a lot

here," explained Mom."So...Chasity will help out around here whilewe wait for them to come back for her."

"Yeah," said Mom.

allowance will she get?" /

allowance will go towards the

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