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Lark McCapSnatcher: See you then!

Lark

He’s wearing a pair of jeans and a blue t-shirt, and he’s thein front of the library He’s with a s, and I hesitate to interrupt After a , and his friends look curious

“This is ns “I invited her to join us” He introduces his friends really quickly Then he stops next to a man who looks a lot like him, but he’s a little stockier and his hair is darker “This is my brother Mick”

I stick out my hand “It’s nice to meet you”

“Nice to n it He says it I look at Ryan I thought everyone in his family was deaf

“He’s the oddball who can hear,” Ryan says “But our parents kept him anyway”

I must still look confused

“He’s just jealous because I can hear the pretty girls whistle at me” Mick smiles and looks atelse he can’t quite figure out “You look shocked,” he says

“A little, actually” We walk as a group into the library

“Not nearly as shocked as I am,” Mick says quietly so that only I can hear “I’ve never seen hi of which, don’t find yourself alone in a corner with any of theirls, who don’t look that happy to see me

“I’ll be right back,” Ryan says to me and he walks over to talk with a person behind the circulation desk

“So, what do you do for a living, Lark?” Mick asks

I grin He doesn’t knoho I am “I’m a musician”