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own with me walking on my own about two metres behind you. Which is creepy.”
“OK.”
“You don’t talk very much, do you?”
“Sorry.”
“That’s OK, I talk far too much. We’ll make a great
pair. I can’t imagine what it must be like to be the new girl. I’ve lived here my whole life. Is it scary moving to a new place? Do you like Edge?”
Lily scrunched up her nose. “I’ve never been anywhere less scary in my whole life. Things have to actually happen for something to be scary.”
“Hey! This is my hometown, you know.” “It’s still boring.”
“Give it a chance. It might surprise you.” “So people keep telling me.”
“Do your parents like it?”
“It’s just my mum and me. I think she likes it. She used to love living in the city and then she just . . . didn’t any more. So we came here.”
“A house of girls! I’m so jealous. I’ve got two dads and two twin brothers and no girls at all. Even our
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