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and explained.

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I nodded. "

ently, Baron stormed our house and demanded

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inely. "What are

who talked shit, and we wouldn't even be in this me

you didn't go running your mouth and giv

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from? Maybe I made you cry

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assment; I guess her lips moved f

going to do? You shouldn't wait

hands and tapped my foot impatiently. "Go h

voice dropped

stinctively

up. "I can't, and that's that!

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or what I would do, but I knew I was going to handle this s

t was the greeting I got from Niko, my an

reciprocated hostility although he

you, brothe

a brave face but merely being in that house was making

is your l

arn to code switch and drop the highfalutin language... if he branches out and seeks nor

is f

you actually don't have anythi

er, it seemed I had developed a desire to protect her, or protect her name... I convinced myself that it was beca

assiu

brat said dismissi

dance, I

staircase when I was

ld have come down earlier but I wasn't

' and realized that Cassius at nineteen was in the middle of his

past him and headed for my

was like that with me and Cassius. We would

y room in a grey suit while ha

ing sharp in a dark blue s

n-law... We're going

idened and he ran

d back out with his hair styled differ

portscars with engines that roared when we sped. On the driveway to the g

op to make! Wan

rk had his own car, but I under

of mine at h

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we zoo

was complete, we raced to the Kings, We drove through the city, creating quite a sight for the road users whose cars we rocked when we shot passed them. For some reason, I took a photo of my hand on the wheel at a red light