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Chapter fourteen - Elsie
Laura is acting really weird, she told me she was still asleep when I arrived, but she's fully dressed and keeps glancing at the stairs like someone might appear at any moment.
"Are your parents home?" I ask, confused because their cars weren't in the drive, nor was Dane's and he's so loud we'd know if he was home anyway.
"No, why? Did you hear something?" Her eyes dart up to my face and I frown, leaning forward to rest my hand on top of hers.
"Laura, what's going on? You're really jumpy."
"Nothing, nothing. I'm not jumpy, just tired, I didn't sleep well last night, that's all. I'm just tired." She says, her words coming out too fast. The last time she was like this, she was being bullied by Carrie Lawson for daring to buy the same school shoes as her and it to
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