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

them?" Asked

I nodded.

her like...in a swimsuit

yeah, we went swimming

hang out so

and then he got

then," said Felix,

his room, slamming the

Ped "One second.

here, Calix,"

I waited.

to his room and

"What's this?" / asked.

it "Oh, chamomile lotion/ Mom put this

"Calamine lotion," corrected Alex.

looked at the

Oh yeah.

"Calamine," I repeated.

from the kitchen for her so she

lotion, mittens,"

almost forgotten that Chasity did

enough and eats healthy stuff and sleeps

out of his room,

chickenpox last." Mumbled

my mouth to say

folded my

week,"

she had it?" Asked

I glared at him.

to you hot stuff!"

refused to say

talk to us." Said Felix "She just got it

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

in winter

is frozen." "It

pools were open in winter here

school still had

and/ were our

"Oh, right," said Felix.

yesterday when you weren't home?" Asked

had gone with Mom to

and I always did groceries

and Alex thought

always sent a list

list separately and double checked it when

the very next time we went to the grocery to "supervise" his shopping and stockup on the missing item even

so I decided to take Chasity

all my lies did

Alex were

good with

It was true.

me easy to talk to but Mom would notlet me hang out with them much./

he kinda is,"

the word I learnt

heard footsteps

quick go! Before

brothers ran into their

was technically supposed to

out

led her straight past

Huh.

led her to the empty closet at the end

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

it downstairs a while back after he had decided / was too old for that

way less often, maybe once a month, if

be fine," said Dad, putting

put bedding

not do or say

just stood there

her suitcase

of drawers or something,"

Later," said Dad.

on the

her there and closed

went to their

at the door

weren't as

Chasity was here now.

listened at her

She was crying.

"Chasity?7whispered.

"Who's there?" She sniffled.

"Calix," I said softly.

because

right now," she

to come to my

can't," she

"Why not?" I asked.

allowed to," she

like I was

still feeling the sad feeling from earlier but I did

Mom would always say I

was when you cared about

you're not allowed

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

he has a packmeeting tonight," /

with s'mores and scary stones!" "No," she

I felt embarrassed.

I sighed.

slid down and sat with my back

you like me?" I

allowed

my cheek against

if she had come to sit on the

the

you right there?")

"Maybe," said Chasity.

pinkies if you are," /

a

I felt something smooth and soft

peeked under the door.

pinky was linked with mine!

old are you?" I

"Nine," she said.

thought she was

young

I'm twelve," I said.

"Oh," she said.

away from me

"No, wait," I said.

"Why?" She said.

BU "Um, /.../began.

was older

was remembering correctly but

to show you

“Ok," she said.

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

pinky away and folded my arms and

I heard Chasity sigh.

sorry," she

mad at you," I said

her back my

We linked pinkies again.

promise me something,"

"Yeah?"/said.

just cause your parents do,"

me

hate you,"

"Really?” She asked.

"Yeah,7 said.

no fun?" She

don't need to

I'm mean to

sometimes,

"Who's Felix?" She asked.

not important,"

what iflignore you and don't talk to

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

"You sure?"She asked.

"Yep,"/said.

she said, squeezing my

I vowed, squeezing her littler finger

was beating

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

have a nice smile,"

I smiled really big.

it right

door creaked

out at

"See?" / said.

She nodded.

quickly shut the

get in trouble,"

"Ok," I said.

you to get in

should go,"

"I'm not going.

take the blame if someone gets mad,"

my parents would stop

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

I spoke too soon.

out

away from that door!" She

up, shocked at her

kind of sleepover is this? What's

said, looking

put her hand to her

exasperatedly (Alex's vocabulary word

Chasity is not your new

just as confused as

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

owe the pack a lot

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

"Yeah," said Mom.

allowance will she

towards the money her

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