Chapter Sixty-Two

The following three weeks passed and nothing had changed as far as telling anyone else, meaning Zach and Jacob’s father, about the bonding that had gone on and who Emily was. The group was getting ready for prom and most were scheduling everything that they needed done before graduation.

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“Why the hell can’t I get these stupid things buttoned?” Emily was wrestling around with a pair of her favorite shorts that she’d bought last fall. They fit perfectly then, but now seemed to be tight at the waist. “Auntie, would the drier make my shorts shrink?”