Chapter five: Neighbors Rule Tate and Cars

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ᴛᴇxᴛ sᴇssɪᴏɴ ᴀғᴛᴇʀ sᴄʜᴏᴏʟ::

(ʟɪʟʟɪ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀsʜᴛᴏɴ)

ʟ. ᴀ

ʟ- ᴀʜ, ᴛʜᴇ ᴇɴᴅ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ғɪʀsᴛ ᴅᴀʏ.

ᴀ- ᴀɴᴅ sᴏᴍᴇᴏɴᴇ's ᴀʟʀᴇᴀᴅʏ ʜᴀᴠɪɴɢ ᴀ ᴄʀᴜsʜ. ;).

ʟ-?

ᴀ- ʀᴜʟᴇ. ᴏғ ᴄᴏᴜʀsᴇ. ɪ ᴛʜɪɴᴋ ʏᴏᴜ ʟɪᴋᴇ ʜɪᴍ, ᴇᴠᴇɴ ᴀғᴛᴇʀ ʏᴏᴜ ᴇxᴛʀᴇᴍᴇʟʏ ᴀᴡᴋᴡᴀʀᴅ... ᴇɴᴄᴏᴜɴᴛᴇʀ.

ʟ- ᴍᴀʏʙᴇ.

ᴀ- ᴏᴏ, ɪᴛ's ᴏɴʟʏ 3, ᴀɴᴅ ʀᴜʟᴇ ɢᴀᴠᴇ ᴍᴇ ʜɪs ɴᴜᴍʙᴇʀ (ɴᴏᴛ ɪɴ ᴀ ᴡᴇɪʀᴅ ᴡᴀʏ, ɪɴ ᴄᴀsᴇ sᴏᴍᴇᴏɴᴇ ɴᴇᴇᴅᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴏᴍᴇᴡᴏʀᴋ) ʏᴏᴜ ɢᴜʏs ᴄᴀɴ ᴄᴏᴍᴇ ᴏᴠᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴡᴇ ᴄᴀɴ ɢᴇᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ᴇᴀᴄʜ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴀ ʙɪᴛ ʙᴇᴛᴛᴇʀ. ᴡɪɴᴋ. ᴡɪɴᴋ. ʟɪʟʟɪ+ʀᴜʟᴇ

ʟ- ᴏᴋ. ᴄᴀʟʟ ʜɪᴍ.

ᴀ- ᴇxᴄɪᴛᴇᴅ ᴏʀ ɴᴀᴡᴡ.

ʟ- ᴏᴋ ᴅᴏɴ'ᴛ sᴀʏ ᴛʜᴀᴛ.

ᴀ- ʏᴇs ᴍᴏᴛʜᴇʀ.

ʟ- ɢᴏᴏᴅ ɢɪʀʟ.

ᴀ- ᴡᴏᴡ

ʟ- ʜᴇʜᴇ.

ᴀ- ᴏᴋ ɪ'ʟʟ ᴄᴀʟʟ ʜɪᴍ ɴᴏᴡ.

"ʜᴇʟʟᴏ?" ɪ ʜᴇᴀʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴠᴏɪᴄᴇ ᴏғ ʀᴜʟᴇ sᴀʏ ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʜᴏɴᴇ.

"ʜɪ!" ɪ sᴍɪʟᴇ, ᴇᴠᴇɴ ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜ ʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅɴ'ᴛ sᴇᴇ ɪᴛ." ɪᴛ's ᴀsʜᴛᴏɴ. ɪ ᴡᴀɴᴛᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ɪғ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴀɴᴛᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴄᴏᴍᴇ ᴏᴠᴇʀ ᴛᴏ ᴍʏ ʜᴏᴜsᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʟɪʟʟɪ. ɪᴛ'ʟʟ ʙᴇ ᴀ ᴡᴀʏ ᴛᴏ ɢᴇᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ᴇᴀᴄʜ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ʙᴇᴛᴛᴇʀ."

"sᴜʀᴇ. ʙᴜᴛ ɪ ᴅᴏɴ'ᴛ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴀ ᴡᴀʏ ᴏғ ɢᴇᴛᴛɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏ ʏᴏᴜ ʟɪᴠᴇ. ɪ ᴍᴇᴀɴ, ɪғ ɪ ɢᴇᴛ ɪɴ ᴀ ᴄᴀʀ... ʜᴏʟʏ sʜɪᴛ." ʜᴇ sᴀɪᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀ sʟɪɢʜᴛ sɪɢʜ ɪɴ ʜɪs ᴠᴏɪᴄᴇ.

"ᴡᴇʟʟ, ᴛᴇʟʟ ᴍᴇ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴀᴅᴅʀᴇss, ʟɪʟʟɪ ᴀɴᴅ ɪ ᴡɪʟʟ ᴘɪᴄᴋ ʏᴏᴜ ᴜᴘ." ɪ ᴛᴇʟʟ ʜɪᴍ.

"ᴏᴋ. ɪ ʟɪᴠᴇ ᴀᴛ 1313 ᴍᴏᴄᴋɪɴɢʙɪʀᴅ ʟᴀɴᴇ." ʜᴇ sᴀʏs.

"ʀᴇᴀʟʟʏ?!" ɪ ᴊᴜᴍᴘ ᴜᴘ. "ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴍʏ ɴᴇɪɢʜʙᴏʀ! ɪ'ᴍ 1314 ᴍᴏᴄᴋɪɴɢʙɪʀᴅ ʟᴀɴᴇ. ʏᴏᴜ ᴍᴜsᴛ ʙᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ғᴀᴍɪʟʏ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴍᴏᴠᴇᴅ ɪɴ!"

"ɪ ᴀᴍ." ʜᴇ sᴀʏs sᴜʀᴘʀɪsᴇᴅ. "sʜᴏᴜʟᴅ ɪ ᴡᴀʟᴋ ᴏᴠᴇʀ?"

"ᴡᴇʟʟ ɪ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴘɪᴄᴋ ᴜᴘ ʟɪʟʟɪ. ᴡᴀɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ɢᴏ ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ʀɪᴅᴇ?" ɪ ᴀsᴋ.

"sᴜʀᴇ. ɪ'ʟʟ ᴡᴀʟᴋ ᴏᴠᴇʀ ɴᴏᴡ. sᴇᴇ ʏᴀ." ʜᴇ sᴀɪᴅ ᴛʜᴇɴ ʜᴜɴɢ ᴜᴘ.

ɪ ᴛʜʀᴏᴡ ᴏɴ ᴀ sᴡᴇᴀᴛsʜɪʀᴛ sɪɴᴄᴇ ɪᴛ ᴡᴀs ᴄʜɪʟʟʏ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ɢʀᴀʙʙᴇᴅ ᴍʏ ᴋᴇʏs. ɪ ʀᴀɴ ᴅᴏᴡɴ ᴍʏ sᴛᴀɪʀs ᴀɴᴅ ᴀs ɪғ ᴏɴ ᴄᴜᴇ, ɪ ʜᴇᴀʀ ᴀ ғᴇᴡ ᴛʜᴜᴍᴘs ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴏᴏʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀ ᴍᴜᴍʙʟᴇ.

"sʜɪᴛ." ɪ ɢɪɢɢʟᴇ ᴀᴛ ʀᴜʟᴇ.

ɪ ᴡᴀʟᴋ ᴏᴠᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴏᴘᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴏᴏʀ ᴛᴏ sᴇᴇ ʀᴜʟᴇ sᴛᴀɴᴅɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ɪɴ ᴀ ᴘʟᴀɪᴅ sʜɪʀᴛ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ sᴇʟᴠᴇs ʀɪᴘᴘᴇᴅ ᴏғғ ᴀɴᴅ ʙʟᴀᴄᴋ ᴊᴇᴀɴs. ᴠᴀɴs ᴡᴇʀᴇ sᴇᴄᴜʀᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʜɪs sᴛᴜᴍʙʟʏ ғᴇᴇᴛ.

" ʏᴏᴜ ᴏᴋ?" ɪ ᴀsᴋ.

"ɪ'ᴍ ғɪɴᴇ, ɪ ᴛʀɪᴘᴘᴇᴅ. ɪ ʜɪᴛ ᴍʏ ᴄᴀɴᴇ ᴀɢᴀɪɴsᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴏᴏʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴍʏ ʙᴏᴅʏ ғᴏʟʟᴏᴡᴇᴅ." ʜᴇ ᴍᴜᴍʙʟᴇs.

"ʏᴏᴜ ɴᴇᴇᴅ ɪᴄᴇ ᴏʀ ᴀɴʏᴛʜɪɴɢ?" ɪ ᴀsᴋ ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴇ sʜᴀᴋᴇs ʜɪs ʜᴇᴀᴅ.

"ʟᴇᴛ's ᴊᴜsᴛ ɢᴏ." ʜᴇ sᴀʏs.

"ᴏᴋ-"

"ᴀsʜᴛᴏᴏᴏᴏᴏɴ!!" ᴛᴀᴛᴇ ʏᴇʟʟs.

"ᴜʜ~ᴏʜ..." ɪ ᴍᴜʀᴍᴜʀ.

"ʜᴀᴠᴇ ʏᴏᴜ sᴇᴇɴ ᴍʏ ᴄᴏʟᴏɢɴᴇ? ɪ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴀ ᴅᴀᴛᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴏᴛᴛᴇsᴛ ᴄʜɪᴄᴋ ᴛᴏɴɪɢʜᴛ. ɪ ᴄᴀɴ'ᴛ ᴡᴀɪᴛ ᴛᴏ ɢᴇᴛ ʜᴇʀ ɪɴ ʙ-" ᴛᴀᴛᴇ ʀᴀᴍʙʟᴇs ᴀs ʜᴇ ᴡᴀʟᴋs ᴅᴏᴡɴ ᴛʜᴇ sᴛᴀɪʀs ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇɴ sᴇᴇs ʀᴜʟᴇ. "ᴡʜᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴇʟʟ ɪs ᴛʜɪs?"

"ᴛᴀᴛᴇ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴀɴ ɪᴅɪᴏᴛ."

"ʏᴏᴜ ᴛʜɪɴᴋ ɪ ᴅɪᴅɴ'ᴛ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ᴛʜᴀᴛ- ᴡᴀɪᴛ..."

ɪ ᴄᴀɴ'ᴛ ʜᴇʟᴘ ʙᴜᴛ ʟᴀᴜɢʜ.

"ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜɪs ɪs ʀᴜʟᴇ, ʀᴜʟᴇ ᴛʜɪs ɪs ᴍʏ ɪᴅɪᴏᴛ, ᴏᴏᴘs. ɪ ᴍᴇᴀɴ ʙʀᴏᴛʜᴇʀ." ɪ ᴄʜᴜᴄᴋʟᴇ.

"ɴɪᴄᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴇᴇᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ɪᴅɪᴏᴛ." ʀᴜʟᴇ ᴊᴏᴋᴇs sᴛɪᴄᴋɪɴɢ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴛʜɪs ʜᴀɴᴅ, ʏᴇᴛ ʜᴇ's ғᴀᴄɪɴɢ sɪᴅᴇᴡᴀʏs. ɪ ɢʀᴀʙ ʜɪs sʜᴏᴜʟᴅᴇʀs ᴀɴᴅ ᴛᴜʀɴ ʜɪᴍ ᴀʀᴏᴜɴᴅ.

"ᴡʜᴀᴛ's ᴡʀᴏɴɢ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʜɪᴍ." ᴛᴀᴛᴇ sᴘɪᴛs.

"ʜᴇ's ʙʟɪɴᴅ-"

"-ᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴍʏ ʜᴏᴛɴᴇss."

"ᴏʜ ᴍʏ ɢᴏsʜ ᴛᴀᴛᴇ ᴊᴜsᴛ sᴛᴏᴘ ᴛᴀʟᴋɪɴɢ!" ɪ ᴍᴜᴍʙʟᴇ. "ᴄᴏᴍᴇ ᴏɴ ʀᴜʟᴇ, ᴡᴇ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴘɪᴄᴋ ᴜᴘ ʟɪʟʟɪ."

ʜᴇ ɴᴏᴅs ᴀɴᴅ ᴛᴜʀɴs ᴀʀᴏᴜɴᴅ, ʜɪᴛᴛɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴏᴏʀ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀ ғᴇᴡ ᴛʜᴜᴍᴘs ᴏɴᴄᴇ ᴀɢᴀɪɴ. "sʜɪᴛ!"

ɪ ᴏᴘᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴏᴏʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴡᴀʟᴋ ʜɪᴍ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴍʏ ᴄᴀʀ, ɪ ʜᴇʟᴘ ʜɪᴍ ɢᴇᴛ ɪɴ ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴏᴘ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅʀɪᴠᴇʀs sᴇᴀᴛ.

"ɪ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴛᴇxᴛ ʟɪʟʟɪ." ɪ ᴛᴇʟʟ ʜɪᴍ. "ᴊᴜsᴛ ᴛᴏ ʟᴇᴛ ʜᴇʀ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ᴡᴇ'ʀᴇ ᴄᴏᴍɪɴɢ."

ᴀ- ʀᴜʟᴇs ɪɴ ᴍʏ ᴄᴀʀ, ᴡᴇ ᴀʀᴇ ɢᴏɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴘɪᴄᴋ ʏᴏᴜ ɴᴏᴡ. ᴍᴀʏʙᴇ ᴡᴇ ᴄᴀɴ ɢᴏ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴅɪɴɴᴇʀ.

ʟ- ᴏᴋ, ɪ'ʟʟ ᴍᴀᴋᴇ ʟᴇᴍᴏɴᴀᴅᴇ (ᴛʜᴀᴛ's ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏsᴛ ᴜsᴇᴅ sɴᴀᴄᴋ. ɪ'ᴍ sᴜᴄʜ ᴀ ʟɪᴠɪɴɢ sᴛᴇʀᴇᴏᴛʏᴘᴇ *ʀᴜʙs ᴏɴ ᴇᴏs* ɪ ɴᴇᴇᴅ sᴛᴀʀʙᴜᴄᴋs.)

ɪ ʟᴀᴜɢʜ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴇxᴛ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ᴄʟᴏsᴇ ᴍʏ ᴘʜᴏɴᴇ. ɪ sʜᴏᴠᴇ ᴍʏ ᴋᴇʏ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ɪɢɴɪᴛɪᴏɴ. ᴛʜᴇ ᴇɴɢɪɴᴇ ʀᴏᴀʀs ᴀɴᴅ ɪ ᴘᴜʟʟ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅʀɪᴠᴇ ᴡᴀʏ. ᴛɪᴍᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴅᴏ ᴘɪᴄᴋ ᴜᴘ.

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