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hallucinating talking dishes with interest

in my head. It was Kris, and sh

It was always unsettling how so alike she was to

ike he could suddenly give me back the five years of my life I had wasted at the Archer's residence. He was probably going to start a fi

Kris drawled, a worried look

the thought with it. "Sorry,

"You good?" She asked,

k. I wiped my hand on my pants, "Yeah, just still a little shocked

n through a lot." She agreed and leane

ike I expected her to, her eyes lit up in that way that

ep when she opened her

hing. I wanted to tease, but kept my mouth shut. I'd rather

e I even opened my mouth to sp

didn't like it, but interrupting Kris was as useless as the pineapples on pineapple pizza. "It sounded wishy-washy until I saw her boyfriend!" She gasped like she just seen hi

d my brows at her. Shouldn't be too hard for her, she had the face of a

but the red staining her cheeks was a dead gi

ttention away from herself. "The point is she discovered him on this popular dating site. I w

"God forbid we actually count that as an actual relationsh

g you up, you need to experience life outside whatever that was! I mean, lo

ntertain another man's needs over mine anymore. If there was anything the thing with Grayson and the other obnoxious Archers had taught me it was to avoid men, espec

n't be t

I asked, "

the 'men are scum' mantra after

he way she was saying it, like me emphasizing it was me overreacting. "I need to get some rest." I was already walking

y head around the fact that I had actually gone ahead with it. I divorced the robot with metal for a heart. I

e only escape I knew. I wrapped myself up to

ll the ringing continued. "Addie, your phone has been buzzing non-stop!" K

my voice still

small device to her face and

remotely close to w

ed even wider, "W

e." I demanded just as the

he teased, but tossed th

it easily

een trying t

Grayson, his best friend, for over five years and in all that time I could count the

would be surprised if it wa

he done

with Grayson, not once had he called to check up on me. I mean, he wasn't the worst person in the mix; he did show the traits

tried, I really did, but my voice came out snappy still. Just when I let myself believe there was no ot

e this a lot of times before, I'm sure one more time wouldn't

I am not a driver, and definitely not his. Goodnight." I didn't wait f

de with shock. "Wel

st whenever I thought he was going to surprise me with remotely good behaviour. Crazy, but a part of me actually hoped Damian was going to say G

," I began, meeting her c

retched across her