Chapter 9

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As soon as Mark pulls out his phone,my dad shows up behind me,pulling my shoulder.I was terrified!I dropped to the ground,shielding my face.Mark started snapping pictures of me.It took me awhile to realize that something was up.My dad was laughing,and so was practically the whole hallway.Mark hit the send button."What did you ..just...do Mark?!?"I muttered.My dad interrupted,"He just made the most awesome prank ever!!!!"He high fived Mark.What was he doing!?!What was the prank?!?My dad saw me confused,"The prank about the dead body?!?"Right then and there,I started to put the pieces together.

I couldn't develope any tears anymore.I didn't even know who to trust anymore,so I got up and ran home.My phone was buzzing with texts from Joe.I ignored the notifications and kept running.

As I got home,I first ran to my dad's room to check the body.How could a dead body be a prank?!?I opened the door cautiously,seeing the body on the floor.I was a little freaked out by the presence of the limp-inatimate object,but knew it was "dead".I leaned over it,breathing heavily,I turned the body over,releasing the truth...

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