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“Yeah, I can do that.” Caroline jumped down from her bed and grabbed her laptop. “Sorry, Timmy,” she said to the TV.

“You have got to stop apologizing to the TV,” Viv said.

“Nope,” Caroline replied as she climbed into bed, carrying Larry. “Why did we bunk our bed again?”

“Because we wanted more space in the room.”

“But we’re always in our beds.”

“Caroline?”

“Yeah?”

“Watch the movie and text Enid. I’m going to read my book,” Viv said.

“Yeah, okay.”

Caroline opened her computer and went to Netflix. She didn’t find the movie there, so she logged into her parents’ Amazon account to see if it was on Prime.

“Got it,” she said.

“Caroline…”

“Sorry…” Caroline whispered.

She picked up her phone and typed.

Caroline Timothy: Just found it online. I’ll watch it tonight.

The dots appeared, indicating that Enid was typing.

Enid Becker: Yeah? Cool. I was going to suggest we maybe watch it together, though.

Caroline slammed her laptop shut.

“Are you okay?” Viv asked.

“She wants us to watch it together.”

“Okay,” Viv replied.

“So, I shouldn’t watch it now, right?”

“Oh, my God. Caroline!” Viv laughed.

“I’m texting Jodie. She’ll know what to do.” Caroline went to text but stopped. “Wait. If I text her, she’s going to just come over here. Is that okay? I can tell her to stay in her room.”

“It’s fine,” Viv replied.

Caroline messaged Jodie and waited. Within seconds, she heard a door close down the hall due to the thin walls, and Viv stood up to walk over to her closet. Then, there was a knock at the door, which was locked. Viv unlocked it and opened it.

“Oh. Hey,” Jodie said to Viv, probably expecting Caroline to be the one to open the door.

“Hi,” Viv replied. “I’m going to run to the bathroom. I’ll be right back.”

“Okay,” Jodie said with a smile before she looked at Caroline. “So, Enid?”

“Yeah,” she replied. “We’re texting.”

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