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.

worst! And I had

Mom's room when I got scared because Alex and Dad

them?" Asked

I nodded.

saw her like...in a

we went swimming

out so we did, "I

impressed and then

fine then," said Felix, all grouchy

into his room,

Ped "One second.

Calix," said

I waited.

to his room and came back with

"What's this?" / asked.

it "Oh, chamomile lotion/ Mom put this on

"Calamine lotion," corrected Alex.

at the label

Oh yeah.

"Calamine," I repeated.

on Chasity's pox and get mittens from the kitchen for her so she won't be tempted to scratch, "explained

lotion,

that Chasity did not

healthy stuff and sleeps enough too," said

his room, eavesdropping

long does chickenpox last." Mumbled

opened my mouth to say something but

and folded my

week,"

she had it?"

I glared at him.

I'm talking to you hot stuff!"

to say

good to talk to us." Said Felix "She just got it today," I

that would keep them away for the whole week, "Wait, I thought

in winter though?" Asked

is frozen." "It was an

here and the

school still had

and/ were our school's champion

"Oh, right," said Felix.

that yesterday when you weren't home?"

Mom to

and I always did

thought the grocery

always sent a

his own grocery list separately and double checked it when Mom returned with the

next time we went to the grocery to "supervise" his

decided to take

all my lies did not come crashing down on

Alex were

with girls," admitted

It was true.

found me easy to talk to but Mom would notlet me hang out with them much./ shrugged like it

he kinda is," admitted Felix

the word I learnt from

heard footsteps on the

Before you get

brothers ran into

/ was technically supposed

out

led her straight past my

Huh.

the empty closet at the

he had made Mom put in their room

it downstairs a while back after he had

truth was I still did sleep between them but way less often, maybe once a month, if I watched a reallyscary movie or read a really creepy

should be fine," said Dad, putting the cot in

put bedding on

do

stood

put her suitcase

she'll need a chest of drawers

Later," said Dad.

on

there

went to their

not eavesdrop at the door

as

Chasity was here now.

listened at her

She was crying.

"Chasity?7whispered.

"Who's there?" She sniffled.

"Calix," I said softly.

because technically you could but itwould

right now,"

want to come to

I can't," she

"Why not?" I asked.

not allowed to," she

sad like I was a part of

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

always say I had the

was when you cared about people and felt their

you're not allowed

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

is not around and I think he has a

s'mores and

I felt embarrassed.

I sighed.

and sat with my back

you like me?"

not allowed to," she

my cheek against

had been louder just now as if she had come to sit on the

under the door through the small

you right there?")

"Maybe," said Chasity.

if you

a

I felt something smooth and

peeked under the door.

was linked with mine! I

old are

"Nine," she said.

had thought she was a

young

I'm twelve," I said.

"Oh," she said.

her pinky away from me but

"No, wait," I said.

"Why?" She said.

BU "Um, /.../began.

Dad was older than her by

I was remembering correctly but

you the ropes, "I

“Ok," she said.

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

and

I heard Chasity sigh.

sorry," she

not mad at you," I said right

gave her

We linked pinkies again.

promise me something," said

"Yeah?"/said.

me just cause your parents

me

you,"

"Really?” She asked.

"Yeah,7 said.

I'm no fun?"

need to be

mean to

is mean sometimes, especially Felix," /

"Who's Felix?" She asked.

important," I said

what iflignore you and don't talk to you sometimes,"

I'll never ever hate you," I

"You sure?"She asked.

"Yep,"/said.

said, squeezing my

promise," I vowed, squeezing her littler

was beating really

is pretty," / whispered, kinda hoping she did not hear me "Thanks," she said

a nice

I smiled really big.

doing it right now

creaked

peeked out at me

"See?" / said.

She nodded.

shut

want to get in trouble,"

"Ok," I said.

want you to get

should go,"

"I'm not going.

blame if someone gets mad,"

parents would stop arguing for a

when they did it was always a "serious topic" so they

I spoke too soon.

out of her

away from

shocked at her

kind of sleepover is this? What's going on?"l asked, feeling

She said, looking at me

her hand to

said exasperatedly (Alex's vocabulary word

Chasity

just as confused as

a...her parents owe me and your father a

pack a lot

instead of paying it back, they ran away and left her here," explained Mom."So...Chasity will help out around here whilewe wait for them to come back for her." "Help out?

"Yeah," said Mom.

much allowance will she get?"

allowance will go towards the money her

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