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 to stay away

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

saw them?" Asked

I nodded.

a swimsuit or something?" Wondered

we went

hang out so we did,

impressed and then

fine then," said Felix, all

his room,

Ped "One second.

here, Calix," said

I waited.

and

"What's this?" / asked.

"Oh, chamomile lotion/ Mom put this on me when

"Calamine lotion," corrected Alex.

at the

Oh yeah.

"Calamine," I repeated.

kitchen

lotion,

that Chasity

she drinks enough and eats healthy stuff

of his room, eavesdropping on

chickenpox last."

opened my mouth to say something but

folded

week,"

has she

I glared at him.

to you hot

to

good to talk to us." Said Felix "She just

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

in

"It was an indoor pool,"

were open in winter here and the water

had swim

were

"Oh, right," said Felix.

yesterday when you

with Mom to the

always did

Felix and Alex thought the grocery store

always sent a

separately and double checked it when Mom returned with

he would show up the very next time we went to the grocery to "supervise" his shopping and stockup on the missing item even if

decided to take Chasity up onher

lies did not come crashing

and Alex were

good with

It was true.

the girls at our school found me easy to talk to but Mom would notlet me hang out with them much./ shrugged

kinda is," admitted Felix

the word I learnt from Alex

heard footsteps on

go! Before you get

ran into

/ was technically supposed to be in there and

peeped out at

led her straight past my

Huh.

empty closet at the end of

their room when/was younger because he hadgotten tired

while back after he had decided / was

less often, maybe once a month, if I watched a reallyscary movie or read a really creepy

fine," said Dad, putting the cot

bedding on

not do or say

just stood

her

need a chest of drawers

Later," said Dad.

sat on

left her there and closed the

to their

eavesdrop at the

as

Chasity was here now.

listened 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

right now,"

you want to come to my room?"l asked

I can't," she

"Why not?" I asked.

allowed to,"

I was a part of her or

my brothers were still feeling the sad feeling from earlier

always say I

you cared about people and felt

you're not

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

and I think he has

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

I felt embarrassed.

I sighed.

slid down and sat with my back against

you like

allowed to,"

put my cheek against the

now as if she had come to sit on the other side

hand under the

right there?")

"Maybe," said Chasity.

pinkies if you are," /

a long

hate me? Eventually, I felt something smooth and

peeked under the door.

was linked with

old are

"Nine," she said.

I had thought she was a small ten

too young for

I'm twelve," I said.

"Oh," she said.

to take her pinky away from me

"No, wait," I said.

"Why?" She said.

BU "Um, /.../began.

Dad was older

sure if I was remembering correctly but it was definitely more than

to show you the

“Ok," she said.

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

away and folded my

I heard Chasity sigh.

sorry," she

you," I said

her back my

We linked pinkies again.

promise me

"Yeah?"/said.

cause

made me so

hate you,"

"Really?” She asked.

"Yeah,7 said.

no fun?" She

need to

mean to

mean sometimes, especially Felix,"

"Who's Felix?" She asked.

not important," I said

what iflignore you and don't

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

"You sure?"She asked.

"Yep,"/said.

said,

I vowed, squeezing her

was beating

/ whispered, kinda hoping she

have a nice smile," she

I smiled really big.

doing it right now

door creaked

out at

"See?" / said.

She nodded.

quickly shut the

to get

"Ok," I said.

don’t want you to

go,"

"I'm not going.

if

would

they did it was always a "serious topic" so they talked for a

I spoke too soon.

out of

from

shocked at

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

said, looking at

put her hand

(Alex's vocabulary word day before

Chasity is not your new playmate,"

looked just as confused as

parents owe me and your father

pack

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

"Yeah," said Mom.

allowance will

towards the money her parents

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