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I slapped my hand over my mouth. Kindness was not a person who cursed unless you pissed her off.

Kindness

When was anybody going to tell me?

Stacie

Telling you now.

Me

I love you, Stacie. Do you want to come over with Harley and me?

Kindness

Mia, you still have Harley? Emergency friendship meeting.

Stacie texted our personal thread, and I cackled.

Stacie

Please do not have the emergency meeting. Talk her out of it.

Me

You started it.

I shuffled over to the group thread to find question marks put in by Kindness.

Me

After the holidays, let’s get together. Right now, let’s love on Stacie.

Kindness

When I get home, we’re having the meeting. Y’all got secrets and I’m upset about it.

Kindness

I’m making us crystal bags and we will burn sage.

I rested my head against the couch and exhaled through my nose. My phone vibrated, and I laughed before I read the message. Stacie texted our personal thread.

Stacie

Don’t make me do it. Calm Mother Earth down.

Me

Two words. Green smoothies.

Chapter 15

Half the Distance

Marcus

“Icannot breathe,” Eddy said as I squeezed her this morning.

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