Mike couldn__ believe that Mr. Mackey__ secret tragedy was connected to his store, and no one had ever told him.__o you think he__ ever take it back?_ __hy would he? His son was never found, and he still blames your dad for it. I think it__ his way of making himself feel better about the accident. He thinks horror movies are evil or something._ __hat__ stupid. Most kids are more scared of him than they are of horror movies,_ Mike said, __e shouldn__ blame my dad._ __e thinks he__ protecting the kids,_ Tim said, rolling his eyes. __ell, if he is trying to save kids, why is he so mean to us? Everyone__ afraid of him. Even Jack._ __ don__ know. I guess he__ just a cranky old man. Don__ take it personally. He__ had it rough. He has to stand on that playground everyday knowing that just over that fence, his son__ body is down there somewhere._ __hen why doesn__ he teach at another school?_ __ don__ know, bud. Sometimes people just like to torture themselves._ - Saving Hascal's Horrors
After seeing Dylan with the redhead, I sunk deeper into a depression. Even working at Lark__ house did nothing to distract me. I simply went through the motions. Fortunately, Lark was especially tired and slept most of the day, so she never noticed my bad mood. Harlow wasn__ as oblivious as we washed dishes after dinner. __hat__ up, stinky pup?_ I rolled my eyes at her nickname for me. __othing._ __he doesn__ want to deal with the leaves,_ Jace said from behind us. Our ten year old brother crossed his arms like Dad often did when suspicious. __ee, she got spooked last night and bailed on raking the leaves. They ended up blowing around the yard and now she__ trying to get out of raking them again._ __hat__ not it._ __ure, it is,_ he said, his dark hair covering his narrowed eyes. __hat else could it be?_ Grumpy, I decided to punish him. __t__ about a sexy guy._ Jace__ face twisted into horror. __ww!_ he cried, running out of the room. Harlow and I laughed at the sound of him telling on me to Mom. __n a few years, girls will be all he thinks about,_ I said, returning to the dishes. Harlow leaned her head against my shoulder. __exy guy, huh?_ __houldn__ you be getting ready for your fight?_ Harlow glanced at the clock. __eah. When I get back, I want to hear about the sexy guy making you sigh so much._ As my sister dressed to go, I finished the dishes and struggled to stop sighing. I was still grumpy when Dad got home. In this living room, he told Harlow to be careful. She said something and laughed. When Harlow started fighting at the Thunderdome, she called herself Joy and hid it from our parents. She didn__ think they__ approve and she was right. Harlow and I were naïve to assume they wouldn__ find out long before she told them the truth though. Dad might be a pastor, but he learned about the Lord in prison. As a member of the Reapers, Dad had eyes and ears all over Ellsberg. He likely knew Harlow was fighting before she threw her first punch. Entering the kitchen, Dad smiled at me. __top talking about cute boys around your brother. He has a sensitive gag reflex._ I laughed as he got himself a beer and joined me at the sink. __om said we have leftovers. Mind warming them up for me?_ Shaking my head, I filled a plate and set it in the microwave. __re you okay?_ Dad asked, frowning at me. __ou look worn down._ __ had a long day._ __ou sure that__ it?_ We watched each other and I remembered the first time he asked if I was okay. Five years earlier when I was brought to this house and met my new family. I didn__ remember a lot from that day besides thinking these people were too good to be true. I figured they__ wait until Kirk was gone then hurt me. I couldn__ remember when I knew Dad was a good man who loved me. Not like my real dad loved me. Tad felt the kind of love a person died to protect. I saw the love in his eyes as he waited for his food to finish warming. __ wish I was stronger._ __o do I,_ he said softly. __veryone does. They just don__ admit it. That__ what makes you so brave. You can admit your fears._ Even thinking he was full of shit, I smiled. __hanks, Dad._ Taking his plate out of the microwave, he inhaled. __om makes the best meatloaf._ __ made it._ Grinning, Dad nudged me with his hip. __f you make this meatloaf for the boy you__e hung up on, you__l own him._ ____l remember that.
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After seeing Dylan with the redhead, I sunk deeper into a depression. Even working at Lark__ house did nothing to distract me. I simply went through the motions. Fortunately, Lark was especially tired and slept most of the day, so she never noticed my bad mood. Harlow wasn__ as oblivious as we washed dishes after dinner. __hat__ up, stinky pup?_ I rolled my eyes at her nickname for me. __othing._ __he doesn__ want to deal with the leaves,_ Jace said from behind us. Our ten year old brother crossed his arms like Dad often did when suspicious. __ee, she got spooked last night and bailed on raking the leaves. They ended up blowing around the yard and now she__ trying to get out of raking them again._ __hat__ not it._ __ure, it is,_ he said, his dark hair covering his narrowed eyes. __hat else could it be?_ Grumpy, I decided to punish him. __t__ about a sexy guy._ Jace__ face twisted into horror. __ww!_ he cried, running out of the room. Harlow and I laughed at the sound of him telling on me to Mom. __n a few years, girls will be all he thinks about,_ I said, returning to the dishes. Harlow leaned her head against my shoulder. __exy guy, huh?_ __houldn__ you be getting ready for your fight?_ Harlow glanced at the clock. __eah. When I get back, I want to hear about the sexy guy making you sigh so much._ As my sister dressed to go, I finished the dishes and struggled to stop sighing. I was still grumpy when Dad got home. In this living room, he told Harlow to be careful. She said something and laughed. When Harlow started fighting at the Thunderdome, she called herself Joy and hid it from our parents. She didn__ think they__ approve and she was right. Harlow and I were naïve to assume they wouldn__ find out long before she told them the truth though. Dad might be a pastor, but he learned about the Lord in prison. As a member of the Reapers, Dad had eyes and ears all over Ellsberg. He likely knew Harlow was fighting before she threw her first punch. Entering the kitchen, Dad smiled at me. __top talking about cute boys around your brother. He has a sensitive gag reflex._ I laughed as he got himself a beer and joined me at the sink. __om said we have leftovers. Mind warming them up for me?_ Shaking my head, I filled a plate and set it in the microwave. __re you okay?_ Dad asked, frowning at me. __ou look worn down._ __ had a long day._ __ou sure that__ it?_ We watched each other and I remembered the first time he asked if I was okay. Five years earlier when I was brought to this house and met my new family. I didn__ remember a lot from that day besides thinking these people were too good to be true. I figured they__ wait until Kirk was gone then hurt me. I couldn__ remember when I knew Dad was a good man who loved me. Not like my real dad loved me. Tad felt the kind of love a person died to protect. I saw the love in his eyes as he waited for his food to finish warming. __ wish I was stronger._ __o do I,_ he said softly. __veryone does. They just don__ admit it. That__ what makes you so brave. You can admit your fears._ Even thinking he was full of shit, I smiled. __hanks, Dad._ Taking his plate out of the microwave, he inhaled. __om makes the best meatloaf._ __ made it._ Grinning, Dad nudged me with his hip. __f you make this meatloaf for the boy you__e hung up on, you__l own him._ ____l remember that.
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Can we get out of here?""Your chariot awaits.""In the form of a blue Ford ute?" I curved my brow."But of course," he said in an over-the-top French accent."Sacre blur, bad accent alert!""Wow," he said, "Le rude?""Le sorry?""Le hurt." Toby clutched his heart."What can I do to soothe your shattered ego?"Toby drummed his chin thoughtfully, pacing around me. He stopped just near enough to whisper in my ear."Le kiss?
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