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Chapter 7
It was, but I found it impossible. Still I did not know what he wanted and could not get out of my head his angry expression.
“Yes?”
I turned to him, leaving aside dinner.
“Tell me, what happened?”
Deep breath. His tender brown eyes looked at me with doubt. His nose was upturned, his lips were thin and his brown tousled hair he always has. My brother was a very sweet guy and sure of himself, seeing him nervous was strange, so I was intrigued.
He spoke, his arms crossed on the threshold of the door.
“A field trip?” I asked Jake.
“Yes.” His expression was dubious, almost frightened. “We will go to the water park in the n
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