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“True, ain’t it?”

Though I rolled my eyes, I grabbed one of the ultra, the super plus, the super, the regular, and the light—just to be on the safe side.

And if my sweetest sister-in-law could turn feral during her period, then who the hell knew what Star would become…

“That reminds me,” I muttered. “I need to buy hot chocolate.”

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TEXT CHAT

Kat:I made this group chat because it’s efficient :)

Conor:Efficient for whom?

Star:Her.

Maverick:Lol.

Alessa:Kati? What is wrong?

Kat:I mean, nothing’s wrong. In fact, in my opinion, everything is right. But the school doesn’t agree and that’s backward of them.

Star:Stop prevaricating. Get on with it.

Kat:I picked a bad time, didn’t I? You’re always grouchy when you do that bleeding thing.

Star:You know the name of it.

Kat:I just didn’t want to embarrass you because there are boys here.

Star:The boys know what a period is and won’t blush. And if you didn’t want to embarrass me then you shouldn’t have brought up the bleeding thing.

Star:Now, get on with it. What have you done this time and whose arm do I need to break?

Kat:Conor, get out the hot chocolate.

Conor:It’s on hand. Now, Star’s right. Get on with it lol.

Kat:No arms need to be broken, but I may or may not have detention. It totally wasn’t my fault though.

Conor:And it was easier to tell us all at once?

Kat:Sure was. I can take initiative and can streamline efficiently.

Maverick:Are you trying to tell us you got in trouble at school or settling in for a job interview?

Alessa:What did you do?

Kat:I spat on someone.

Conor:Did they deserve it?

Alessa:Conor!

Kat:They did deserve it, Conor. Yes. I’m glad you asked that question.

Conor:Feel free to take the floor and justify your saliva landing on someone.

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