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.

And I had to stay

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

them?" Asked

I nodded.

like...in a swimsuit or something?"

we

to hang out so we

and then he

then," said Felix, all

his

Ped "One second.

here, Calix," said

I waited.

room and came back with

"What's this?" / asked.

lotion/ Mom put this on me when I

"Calamine lotion," corrected Alex.

at

Oh yeah.

"Calamine," I repeated.

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

lotion, mittens," I

Chasity

eats healthy stuff and sleeps

of his room,

long does chickenpox last." Mumbled

opened my mouth to say something but Felix said,"

and folded

week," said

she had it?" Asked

I glared at him.

to you hot stuff!"

refused to

have a girlfriend now so you're too good to talk to us." Said Felix

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

did you swim together in

lake is frozen." "It

in winter here

our school still had

and/ were our school's champion

"Oh, right," said Felix.

you weren't

Mom to

I always did groceries

Alex thought

always sent a

grocery list separately and double checked it when Mom returned with

would show up the very next time we went to the grocery to "supervise" his shopping and stockup

the grocery yesterday so I decided to take Chasity up onher offer to hang out while

lies did

and Alex were

good with girls,"

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

I learnt

heard footsteps on

go! Before you get

brothers ran into

ran into mine because / was technically supposed to be in there and Mom

out

her straight

Huh.

empty closet at the end of the

put in their room when/was younger because he

it downstairs a while back after he

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

fine," said Dad, putting the cot in

put bedding

did not do or say

just stood

put her

she'll need a chest of drawers or something," mumbled

Later," said Dad.

on the

there and closed the

went to their

at the door like I usually

as interesting

Chasity was here now.

at

She was crying.

"Chasity?7whispered.

"Who's there?" She sniffled.

"Calix," I said softly.

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

right now,"

want to come to my

can't,"

"Why not?" I asked.

allowed to," she

like I was a part of her or she was a partof

were still feeling the sad feeling

say I had

you cared about

not allowed to?" /

Mom! That's ok then! Mom always listens

is not around and I think he has

can have a sleepover with s'mores

I felt embarrassed.

I sighed.

slid down and sat with my back

don't you like me?"

allowed

put my cheek against

voice had been louder just now as if she had come to sit

under the door through the small gap

you right there?")

"Maybe," said Chasity.

if you are," /

a

I felt something smooth and soft

peeked under the door.

linked with

old are you?"

"Nine," she said.

had thought she was a small

young for

I'm twelve," I said.

"Oh," she said.

her pinky away from

"No, wait," I said.

"Why?" She said.

BU "Um, /.../began.

me Dad was older than

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

to show you the

“Ok," she said.

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

away and folded my arms and

I heard Chasity sigh.

she mumbled

at you," I

her back my

We linked pinkies again.

me

"Yeah?"/said.

hate me just cause your parents

me so

hate you," /

"Really?” She asked.

"Yeah,7 said.

I'm no

need to be

if I'm mean to you

is mean sometimes, especially

"Who's Felix?" She asked.

not important,"

and don't talk to you sometimes,"

I'll be sad, but I'll never

"You sure?"She asked.

"Yep,"/said.

said, squeezing my

squeezing

was

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

nice

I smiled really big.

doing it

creaked open

out at me and my

"See?" / said.

She nodded.

shut the

want to get in trouble,"

"Ok," I said.

you to get

go," she

"I'm not going.

take the blame if

would stop arguing for a

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

I spoke too soon.

out of

get away from that door!" She

stood up, shocked at her

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

said, looking at

put her hand

she said exasperatedly (Alex's

sleepover and Chasity

looked just as confused as

me and your father a

owe the pack

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

"Yeah," said Mom.

much allowance will she get?" /

go towards the money her parents

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