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 stay away from

not even go sleep in Alex's or Mom's room when I got scared

saw them?" Asked

I nodded.

like...in a swimsuit

we went

hang out so we

and

fine then," said Felix, all grouchy and

into his room, slamming the

Ped "One second.

Calix," said

I waited.

and came

"What's this?" / asked.

put this on me when I had chickenpox!"/ said

"Calamine lotion," corrected Alex.

looked at the label

Oh yeah.

"Calamine," I repeated.

on Chasity's pox and get mittens from the kitchen for her so she

calamine lotion, mittens,"

Chasity

and eats healthy stuff and sleeps enough

his room, eavesdropping on

long does chickenpox

to say

and folded

week,"

has she had it?" Asked

I glared at him.

talking to you hot stuff!" Said

to say

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

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

swim together in winter though?" Asked Alex

"It was

here and the water

our school still had swim

were

"Oh, right," said Felix.

when you

gone with Mom to the grocery

and I always did

Alex thought the grocery

sent a list

separately and double checked

of his items, he would show up the very next time we went to the grocery to "supervise" his shopping and stockup on the missing

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

did not come crashing down on

and Alex

really good with girls," admitted

It was true.

talk to but Mom would notlet me

he kinda is," admitted Felix

the word I learnt from

heard footsteps on the

go! Before you

ran

because / was technically supposed to be

out

straight past

Huh.

empty closet at the

he had made Mom put in their room when/was younger because he hadgotten tired of

while back after he had decided /

often, maybe once a month, if

Dad, putting the

put bedding

do or

just stood there

put her suitcase

a chest of drawers

Later," said Dad.

sat on

there

went to their

did not eavesdrop at the door like I usually

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 technically you could but itwould

right now," she

come to

can't," she

"Why not?" I asked.

allowed to,"

felt really sad like I was a part of her or she

did not think my brothers were still feeling the sad feeling from

Mom would always say

about

says you're not allowed

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

is not around and I think he has a packmeeting

have a sleepover with s'mores and scary stones!"

I felt embarrassed.

I sighed.

with my back

you like

not allowed to,"

cheek against

as if she had come

under the door through the small

right

"Maybe," said Chasity.

if you are,"

a

hate me? Eventually, I felt something smooth and

peeked under the door.

was linked with mine!

old are you?" I

"Nine," she said.

thought

too young for

I'm twelve," I said.

"Oh," she said.

pinky away from me but

"No, wait," I said.

"Why?" She said.

BU "Um, /.../began.

Dad was older than her by

if I was remembering correctly but it was definitely more than

you

“Ok," she said.

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

and

I heard Chasity sigh.

she

not mad at you," I said

gave her back my

We linked pinkies again.

promise me something," said

"Yeah?"/said.

hate me just cause your parents do," said

made me so

hate you," /

"Really?” She asked.

"Yeah,7 said.

if I'm no fun?" She

don't need to be fun,"

mean to you

is mean sometimes, especially Felix," /

"Who's Felix?" She asked.

important," I

iflignore you and don't talk to you

but I'll never ever hate

"You sure?"She asked.

"Yep,"/said.

she said, squeezing

squeezing her

heart was beating

whispered, kinda hoping she did not hear me

nice smile," she

I smiled really big.

doing it right now

creaked open

at me and my

"See?" / said.

She nodded.

shut the

don't want to get

"Ok," I said.

want you to

should go," she

"I'm not going.

if someone

my parents would stop arguing for a

it was always a "serious topic" so they

I spoke too soon.

out of

away from that door!" She

up, shocked at

of sleepover is this?

She said, looking at

put her hand

exasperatedly (Alex's vocabulary word day before

and Chasity is not your new playmate," she

just as confused

and your father a lot of

the 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

"Yeah," said Mom.

allowance will she get?"

towards the

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