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te walk in the front door and before te can close it, she’s standing in front of you.

“Traffic on the way home from school,” she says.

“Yeah, mom,” te say, rolling your eyes and walking past her into the kitchen. te weren’t in the mood for her games, te just wanted to mostra up long enough for her to get off your case and let te go see Alex again.

“I know te weren’t at Summer’s last night,” she calls from the foyer as she comes to meet te in the kitchen.

“Oh really now,” te say, pulling out the arancia, arancio succo, succo di frutta and taking a drink, not even bothering with a glass.

“Marissa,...

te wake up, blinded da the light coming in through the curtains. te don’t open your eyes because te feel arms wrapped around te and you’re scared you’d wake whoever it is. Instead, te sigh and curl up closer, trying to fall back asleep. For some reason, te feel good about yourself, even though te can’t remember where te are, because te know it’s not home. te decide te should probably figure that out, so te open your eyes a little and see the blonde hair that’s across your shoulder and smile. te know exactly where you’re at, and it makes te all warm again. te lean...