chapter 21 - not all adamos are inconvenient

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" I can't believe she did that! " Lara exclaimed when I told her that Callie had introduced Harper to Samantha without my knowing.

We were having a relative heat wave for that time of year, and the streets were full of people enjoying the morning of mild sunshine and temperatures bordering on 77 degrees.

Lara took the opportunity to walk with Daphne, and I met them both near the store as I left for lunch. Ever since I found out about what Callie had done, I had avoided going to my mother's house. I still wasn't sure that I could talk to my sister without saying things that I would regret later, and really offend her this time, so I preferred to keep my distance.

" She did," I said dismayed, "in the end it wasn't so bad, since thanks to that Harper and I got along, but Samantha didn't have to go through something like that.”

" And have you talked to Callie yet? " she asked.

" If I talk to her now, our conversation won't be civilized at all," I admitted, "Mama is insisting t