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

sleep in Alex's or Mom's room when I got scared because Alex and

saw them?"

I nodded.

saw her like...in a swimsuit or something?" Wondered

yeah, we

to hang out so we did, "I

impressed and then

Felix, all grouchy

his room,

Ped "One second.

here, Calix," said

I waited.

and came back

"What's this?" / asked.

put

"Calamine lotion," corrected Alex.

at the label

Oh yeah.

"Calamine," I repeated.

kitchen for her so she won't be tempted to scratch, "explained

lotion,

forgotten that Chasity did not actually

she drinks enough and eats healthy stuff and sleeps enough too,"

out of his room, eavesdropping

does chickenpox

opened my mouth to say something but Felix said," Alex?"

and folded

week,"

has she had it?"

I glared at him.

talking to you hot stuff!" Said

refused to say

You have a girlfriend now so you're too good to talk to us." Said Felix "She just got it

away for the whole week, "Wait, I thought you said you saw the pox when

did you swim together in winter though?"

"It was an

here and the

had swim

brothers and/ were our school's champion

"Oh, right," said Felix.

you

gone with Mom to the

always did

and Alex thought the grocery store

always sent

separately and double checked it when Mom returned with the

the grocery to

bored at the grocery yesterday so I decided to take Chasity up onher offer to hang

my lies did not come crashing

Alex were

good with

It was true.

me easy to talk to but Mom would notlet me hang out with them much./ shrugged like it wasn't a big

is," admitted

word I learnt

footsteps

quick go! Before you get chickenpox!"/

ran

ran into mine because / was technically supposed to

peeped out

her straight past

Huh.

her to the empty closet at the end of the

that he had made Mom put in their room when/was younger

back after he had decided / was

I still did sleep between them but way less often, maybe once a month, if

fine," said Dad, putting the cot

bedding

do or say

stood

her suitcase

a chest of drawers or something," mumbled

Later," said Dad.

on

there

their room

eavesdrop at the

weren't as interesting

Chasity was here now.

at her

She was crying.

"Chasity?7whispered.

"Who's there?" She sniffled.

"Calix," I said softly.

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

not right

come to

can't," she

"Why not?" I asked.

not allowed

really sad like I was a part of her or

think my brothers were still feeling the sad feeling from earlier but I did not know

Mom would always say I had

when you cared about people and felt

says you're not allowed to?"

Luna," said Chasity "Oh, Mom! That's ok then! Mom

not around and I think he has a packmeeting

can have a sleepover with s'mores and scary stones!" "No," she

I felt embarrassed.

I sighed.

slid down and sat with

you like me?"

not allowed to," she

put my cheek

louder just now as if she had come

the door through the small gap

right there?")

"Maybe," said Chasity.

you are," /

a long

she hate me? Eventually, I felt something

peeked under the door.

pinky was linked with

are you?" I

"Nine," she said.

you?" I had thought she was

young for

I'm twelve," I said.

"Oh," she said.

to take her pinky away from me but

"No, wait," I said.

"Why?" She said.

BU "Um, /.../began.

Dad was older than her by several

sure if I was remembering correctly

to show you the ropes, "I told

“Ok," she said.

Luna and the Alpha say I'm not supposed to play with you." That

pinky away and folded my arms and

I heard Chasity sigh.

she

at you," I said

gave her back my

We linked pinkies again.

promise me something,"

"Yeah?"/said.

hate me just cause your

me so

you," / told

"Really?” She asked.

"Yeah,7 said.

no fun?" She

need to

to you sometimes," she

is mean sometimes, especially Felix,"

"Who's Felix?" She asked.

important," I said

and don't talk to

I'll be sad, but I'll never ever hate you,"

"You sure?"She asked.

"Yep,"/said.

she said,

promise," I vowed, squeezing her littler

was beating really

hoping she did not hear

have a nice smile," she

I smiled really big.

doing it right

creaked

at me and my

"See?" / said.

She nodded.

shut the

want to get in

"Ok," I said.

don’t want you to get in trouble

should go," she

"I'm not going.

blame if someone gets

doubted my parents would stop arguing for a

often but when they did it was always a "serious topic" so they talked

I spoke too soon.

out of her

get away from that door!" She

shocked at

what kind of sleepover is this? What's going on?"l

looking at me

hand to her

she said exasperatedly (Alex's vocabulary word day

sleepover and Chasity

just as

owe me and your father a lot

the pack a lot of

back, they ran away and left her here," explained Mom."So...Chasity will help out around here whilewe wait for

"Yeah," said Mom.

will she get?"

will go towards the money her

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