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unmade, dirty clothes on the floor around the hamper, and the shades drawn.

    “When will she learn?” Mina had no doubt in her mind her mother was out gambling again-gambling away the five hundred bucks Mina had given her yesterday.

    After stuffing herself with delicious dinner, Mina climbed up to the rooftop to wait for the sun to set. She looked down and saw Kiterin walking home. Like a puppy excited to see its owner coming home, Mina sat up. About to call out Kit’s name, she clamped her mouth shut when she spotted Alyssa waltzing behind Kit.

    Mina squeezed her eyes shut. Like an ostrich, she figured if she couldn’t see the happy couple, they couldn’t see her either. To her dismay, Kit said, “Hey, Min.”

    “Hey Mindy!” Alyssa added.

    Firetruck. Mina opened her eyes. “Oh hey guys. Back from a date?” She planted the most genuine smile she could muster on her face and probably looked like a psycho-tard.

    “We just watched a movie and Kit’s making me din-din now. Oh it’s so wonderful to have such an awesome boyfriend.” Alyssa hugged her arms around Kit’s torso and smirked. Kit beamed.

    “Did you eat, Min?” he asked, walking toward his house with his girlfriend’s arms still attached around his waist like fat leeches.

    “Yes. I even have some food left over if you need any.”

    “It’s okay. Alyssa is very picky.” Kit smiled at Mina.

    “That’s right. You are so good to me, pooki!”

    “So I’ll see you later? Want to hang out tomorrow?” Kit scratched his head. “I get off work early.”

    Mina waved her hand in the air. “No, it’s okay. I have to work tomorrow.”

    “Really? You found a job?” Kit opened the door to his house. Alyssa ran inside, squealing like a happy, sugar-hyper banshee.

    Mina had a million things she wanted to tell her best friend. Before she could even tell him one thing, he said, “We’ll talk later. I’ll call you.” He winked and disappeared inside his house.

    Mina arched her neck back, letting gravity pull her tears back into her eyes. Mr. and Mrs. Forrests were away on a business trip, leaving Kit alone in the house all summer. The sun disappeared completely, the moon and the stars came out, and mosquitoes pretended to be vampires-looming over Mina’s carotids.

    He’s not going to call me.

    Her eyes could crack-she stared at Kit’s house for hours.

    I guess Alyssa is sleeping over tonight.

    Mina jumped off the roof like a stuntwoman, landing on the grassy lawn with a thud. Though her ankles felt like they had shattered from the landing, she practiced Mina-Jitsu, perfecting a scissor-air kick. With all her energy focused on martial arts and facing Jaiden’s proposal tomorrow, Mina forced her heart not to break.

    Not that it could break any more.

    Always a fighter, Mina however was still not giving up on Kit.

    Not yet at least.

     

     

     

     

     

     

    *SEVEN*

     

     

    The next morning, Mina arrived at the manse a minute before nine. She wore the same outfit she had worn yesterday. Bunion, with his expression sourer than a lime soaked in vinegar, opened the front door for her. He said nary a word, leading Mina to believe her new boss was still asleep in his bedroom. After not finding him in said room, Mina wandered around the manse until she found him swimming in a man-made waterfall pool by the gardens.

    Mina sat by the edge of the pool and splashed water around with her hand to catch Jaiden’s attention. Jaiden pulled himself out of the pool, his dark blue swim trunks plastering to his toned thighs. His body glistened and water dripped from his face. He ran his longer fingers through his wet hair and shook his head, water splashing onto Mina. Mina threw him a white towel she had grabbed from the poolside. He wiped his face and showed Mina how happy he was to see her with a Colgate-Total-worthy smile.

    Mina removed a folded sheet of paper from her pant pocket and shoved it at Jaiden’s face.

    Jaiden motioned for