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Bk 2 Ch 18: Nate
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2024-10-29 19:42:56Kimi, Kam, and Rose left around eleven thirty. Jimmy, Saoirse, and I finished cleaning the house. It was the one condition Ma had for my parties. I could run my fake bar, but I was in charge of cleanup after. Including washing her sheets. I think it’s why she lets me have the parties in the first place. It was a guarantee the house would be clean, plus it was a good excuse to go to midnight mass on Fridays.
One thing I knew was that Zack needed to be given a dose of empathy. “So, I need some backup tomorrow,” I said casually to my cousins.
Jimmy perked up. “What kind of backup?”
I smirked at him. “The kind that requires someone to hold an idiot down while I scare the shit out of him.”
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