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“You can'topen It bounces lightly against the hinges, and the heat froy summer day hits me like a ton of bricks

“Well,” et this over with” He throws open his door and jumps out

I exhale a slow breath, ready to take that first step But before I can,

“What the hell happened!?” His fingers rip at his hair, and his eyes are wide as saucers Small red veins in his eyes shoot across like rivers of fire, and the thick vein in his forehead begins to throb “What the fuck did you do?” His voice echoes as he yells He walks right past led mess of broken metal “What the fuck did you do?”

“Dad—” I start to say as I hop down onto the dirt, but Brand quickly steps in and cuts me off

“I'm so sorry about the car, Mr Klein This is all my fault”

What? No, it's not! You did nothing wrong!

Why are you saying this right now?

I' finds its way out

My father jerks his head in his direction, his eyes burning with fire “You—you did this? How the hell did you destroyshit! Tellasshole!”

Brand clears his throat and holds out his hand He pats the air as if that will so that she needed gas, but I coot So, I asked Seth to run up the street to put some in He didn't want to do it, he told me you wouldn't be happy if you found out, but I made him anyway When Mrs Klein told me she couldn't find him, I knew exactly where he was I saorried Mrs Klein and Kelsie were, so I decided to go get him Kelsie came with me, and I just pretended like I didn't knohere he was When we got to the station, I wouldn't let hi it instead”

My father's jaw clicks back and forth over his teeth “That still doesn't tell er out and points at the car “This isn't fucking story tier tree at the car

“I was being stupid and showing off I lost control and flipped her”

He's lying Why the hell is he lying for my brother?

My jaw is hanging open and I'm not sure what to say Neither doeslike statues I look over at Seth and arch a single brow He needs to do so My brother needs to step up and take responsibility for what he's done