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mob can't move into my street. And guys

movies. The mob boss is always hot and abducts youn

ounds o

supple, virgin in ca

lored, "how

in? The red on your

Rose won't

eyes narrowed, "how do you know his nam

mob boss" I

at else are you looking for? A sign on their foreheads?" Ben reached over a

ely curious

curiosity killed the cat, Jerr

you crazy? Dad would put me on

dad?" h

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cool and mysterious, like

have any di

previous sister's shampoo with green h

h a goodie,

street with the mob d

ill know the

he mob boss, and you refuse to believe that not

ly it" I nodded

e has any hot sis

e other powerful family head. Isn

bout the mob to your parents" then his brown eyes narrow "or Rose.

ch too ma

I'm more i

mafia action or mafia roma

ce. I'm not t

rs and ate an apple or something. I'd been about to do the same today when Bennett had frowned at me and dragged me to the cafeteria. We were the only ones on our table, tha

this school are currently non-existent because of

rom pretentious, judgmental vipers?" he asked seriously. "I've lived sev

d one?" because he's hot

nswer the question. To be honest, there was still a lot about Ben I didn't know. But I was sure he'd tell me when he w

y bicycle, with only the added protection of a helmet

My helmet was a bright, shiny red; my favorite color. Dad knew I could never resist anything red. It was

rowave and pour myself some OJ. I ate leaning against the c

ate nights on Wednesday. But it was Tuesday. I suddenly had a bad feeling about all of this. I heard a car pull up into the drive.

you, G

lew open and mum barreled

re overreactin

father callin

oing on?"

hing," Da

othing, "I

om our daughter? Or is it just me th

can't deal with this

e you dealing wi

dad b

ither of you right

g on, mum?"

. I wasn't looking at her, either. I was looking at them

can't leave.

tomorrow or next

. Where would they go? Yo

er kind face at all. I don't understand any of this. What the fuck is going on? Wh

s, baby. Let's talk

rrectly, I'm a careless, stupid person who's out to put pressure on you

ove

m sure

se to say. She's not even looking at me. I do

Gray whispered. I

here are you guys going to go? Take me too

sounds like a

e same way she's ignored me si

f we can't stay here with her, then y

o. Why does she get

er

am that you guys will leave and never come

ed close. I followed his eyes. To Ethan. With two suitcases. I stumbled backwards. "You can't

forehead, "I can put up scarecrow

ool him" I

s are al

ut I kept m

in. Then his voice dropped to a whisper" she's not cryin

d hold her yourse

k before family

weeks away

um is f

love you guys. And I forg

d stupid things. Maybe you should h

. But then, you owe m

pe I don't have a

out Rose,

. She didn't even look sad or broken up

err

ing to

x. Do you want

N

you had

Y

yo

r. Throw a blue hoodie and black leggings over my underwear, laced up sneakers. Plugged in my earphones and left the house. I look at my helmet and bike, sigh, and decide to go running instead. I whipped through house upon house, not even stopping to eye the mob house. Hou

mob