"The park? It's November." My aunt Luna stared blankly at my cold face. "Yes," I tried to sound casual. "No Riley, you need some sleep." She tossed me a blanket. "No," I said pushing it away, "I'm serious." I honestly was. "No, I'm serious. It's November and freezing." I rolled my eyes and whined, "But all I've done is sat on the couch and thrown homework around. I haven't even seen-" my voice broke. "Who?" Luna nudged me, "Riley?" I started to cry but held back my third tear. "Kate." I wiped my eyes with my sleeve, "Kate Rodgers." My aunt Luna smiled, "I'm sure we can work something out."
"Tonight?"
"Honey, you'r tired. It's 11:00 pm. It's time for bed." I coughed, "Luna I need to see Kate. It's been almost a year, she's in eighth grade!" My tear started up again. "You're a thunderstorm Riley-" she was cut off by Jacob walking through the front door. "Jacob!" I screamed. He looked really startled. "What?" he asked dropping his coat. "You need to take me to Kate's hou-"Not tonight." Luna pulled me off of Jacob with a huge tug. "NO!" I screamed as if someone was burning me. "RILEY!" Luna yanked me onto the couch. I was stuck and couldn't
"Tonight?"
"Honey, you'r tired. It's 11:00 pm. It's time for bed." I coughed, "Luna I need to see Kate. It's been almost a year, she's in eighth grade!" My tear started up again. "You're a thunderstorm Riley-" she was cut off by Jacob walking through the front door. "Jacob!" I screamed. He looked really startled. "What?" he asked dropping his coat. "You need to take me to Kate's hou-"Not tonight." Luna pulled me off of Jacob with a huge tug. "NO!" I screamed as if someone was burning me. "RILEY!" Luna yanked me onto the couch. I was stuck and couldn't
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