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I have never seen someone turn so pale as quickly as my sister did in that moment.
Kamri rubs her forehead in exasperation as I kick her straight in the ass.
“Why would you have half of your big ass, fucking head sticking out from behind the bushes, when we’re meant to be spying?” I hiss at her as Lucas looks over.
“I will kill you, Winnie.”
“Shut the fuck up.” I kick her again and she falls out of the cover of the bushes. “Go talk to him. And don’t come home until you guys are besties again.”
And that brings us back to now: The night of prom.
I had already taken photos with them all.
I also have no idea where Adonis is, but he’ll probably catch up with them on the way to the school.
Still, it would’ve been nice to see him all dressed up, looking like a full course fucking meal.
“Ben, stop trying to ruin the photos!” Uncle Danny shouts, grabbing his son and picking him up. “Don’t make me tell your mother!”
Flynn and Octavia look at each other awkwardly as Kamri and Mia, and Lucas and Beau start taking couple photos before choosing to stand off to the side.
I sink back into the couch as I watch them, more sulky about the fact that Adonis isn’t here, than anything else.
I feel a frail hand push my hair back gently as a body takes place on the couch next to me.
“Are you sure you don’t want to go to prom, hun? I could always help you get ready.” My grandmother, Tanya King, asks gently, running her hand through my hair.
I relax into her touch with a slight pout. “I’m sure, Nana.”
“Then I take it you’re just sulking because that Doni boy isn’t here.”
I look at her with my eyebrows reaching my hairline.
“How
“I know everything.” She relaxes back into the couch cushion, tossing me a smug smile before laughing softly with a shake of her head. “Your father still tells me everything.”
gran silently. “You raised a snitch.”
I groan
Nana smiles at me. “You’re just like your mum, you know that?”
“I swear I have someone telling me that every three days.
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Tm sorry, my love. You just remind us all so much of her.”
“I know.” I sigh in defeat. “I just wish people would stop saying it all the time. After a while, it stops being a compliment and feels more like a constant reminder that she’s gone.”
I refrain from looking at her, knowing she has that sad look on her face. She cups my face gently, planting a few pecks on my temple and forehead. “I’m sorry, baby.”
I just shrug, giving her a grin. “Don’t worry about it.”
“Okay, let’s go, you little shits!” Uncle Max shouts, grabbing his keys out of his pocket.
“Can you not curse around my fucking kid, thanks.” Uncle Danny grumbles as Dylan grabs his own keys since he, along with Max, are driving their six children to prom
Kamri, Mia and Lucas hug me, while Beau just waves politely before they make their way out the front door.
Octavia simply flips me off. “Don’t burn the damn house down.”
I roll my eyes. “I hope you trip on your dress and die.”
“I hope you-
“Alright, get out.” Flynn pushes lightly on Octavia’s back and she stumbles out the door.
He picks me up and hugs me tightly. “I’ll call you after this shitty dance.”
1 pat his back as he puts me down and my eyes narrow at his face. “Why do you look like that?”
“Like what?”
“Like you know something.”
“Gotta go.” And he dashes out the doorway.
“You fucking punk!” I shout after him.
“Language!” Megan and Nana chorus in unison. Max, Dylan and Megan all kiss my forehead and hug Nana before walking out to the driveway, shutting the door behind them, leaving me with dad, Nana, Uncle Danny and Satan Jr–I mean Ben.
Dad has to go to work soon, and he’d drop Nana off at her home on the way. Uncle Danny and Ben would probably take their
leave at the same time.
“Megan told me that she told you about the yellow dress.”
1 perk up at my grandmother’s words, not stopping to ask why she’s bringing it up in the first place. “Oh, yeah!”
I run up the stairs to my dad’s room, finding him getting his things together.
“Hey, old man.”
“Problem child”
I ignore that, bounding over to him. “Aunt Meg told me about mum’s almost wedding dress.”
He stops what he’s doing and looks over at ine. He then proceeds to sit down at the edge of the bed, patting the spot next to
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him.
“Did she tell you that Carter did actually end up wearing it?” He questions with a fond smile as I sit down next to him.
*No?”
He chuckles slightly. “I remember when she came home from dress shopping with mum. Megan and Aunt Mila. She was so excited when she told me she found a white dress she liked. I didn’t think she’d choose it over the yellow one, but she would’ve
looked beautiful either way, so it didn’t matter much.”
