Page 39 of Untethered Heart

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WTF?!?!

MASON:

Well, I’ve never paid for anything in all the times I’ve been here, so jokes on you.

GAGE:

You started a tab for that hen’s party that came in a few months ago. I’ve been charging your credit card ever since.smirk-emoji

MASON:

But I’m your brother, I shouldn’t be paying for my own drinks. @Beth @Caleb, should we be paying for our own drinks? I’m sure that sounds illegal btw dickhead.

BETH:

I don’t pay for my drinks

MASON:

WHAAAATTTTTT?!?!?!?!

GAGE:

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GAGE:

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GAGE:

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BETH:

Umm what?

GAGE:

Sorry. Mase was trying to take my phone.

MASON:

This is an outrage. I’m taking this to Grams!

GAGE:

Mama’s boy

BETH:

Grandmama’s boy

I smile at the conversation, then stretch my arms over my head. It’s nearing ten o’clock, and as much as my body feels sluggish and ready for rest, my mind has never felt so unsettled. I pick up my phone and walk into the kitchen to pour myself a drink, thinking perhaps that will help knock me out.

ME:

Come now, children, no fighting. I’m sure we can resolve this like adults. Mase, pay for your own fucking drinks.

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