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Truthfully, I had no idea it was so much fun to play hooky No wonder Tye didn’t work for aaround, drinking, and laughing, I wouldn’t go to work ever again either

Since I don’t have rent or utility pay while Just sit around here, use up soood at doing, and that’s so I didn’t knoound so tight, until I started to unwind

A so to back to reality at some point, but that point isn’t today

And that, plus the Piña Sunrise cocktails they’ve been feeding ood

I checkand realize that it’s Rory One of o out for drinks or soon, who fu it in his hands

“Tell her I’ve been kidnapped,” I say in stage-whisper, pointing at the phone He looks down at the phone and back up at ly

“He-hello,” he says hesitantly

That’s not going to do Idown the street, then point at my (non)-existent biceps He nods

“Yeah, you got Becca’s phone,” he says threateningly

Much better

I give hirins back at ? Rory? Well, Rory, your friend here has been kidnapped by the big, badass Black Fist Yeah, that’s uys”

Pause

I can hear a s out of the phone, but not loud enough to knohat she’s saying I lean forward, fascinated I wish I was a fly on the wall of Rory’s apart ballistic

She’ll think this is funny … someday

“It ain’t h into my pillow