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up the smooth roadway. “Why don’t you skip school and hang out here, by the lake? I can have Kaitlyn bring over the jet ski.”
“It’s freezing out,” said Milo. “You’d have to be crazy to go on the water right now.”
That sounds like one of Lucy’s insane ideas. Milo smirked as he remembered the peculiar girl running fearlessly through the woods, violet hair flying, chasing an honest-to-goodness monster. His smile faded as he remembered where she’d ended up that day: on the cold factory floor, his father’s hands around her throat.
“Then tell me,” said Fisher. “What do you plan to do today?” He kicked the car into high gear, leaning into a corner that was perilously close to the ledge.
Milo grimaced. “Just take me home. I’ll watch a movie or something.”
“You’ve been sulking indoors for over a month,” said Fisher. “It’s not healthy.”
“Someone’s throwing a Halloween party in town,” said Milo. “Maybe you could drop me
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