I say: "Lacey, Lacey, can we do this later?" My mom has already gotten used to it, but it would be weird with Liak here." I say: "He doesn’t even speak our language properly. I can’t leave him there alone." She pouts and says: "Fine." We go back to the kitchen, but my hair is more than messy from her hands. I notice Liak staring at it. His expression changes, and I don’t like this situation.... We go out at night, the four of us: Liak, Garrett, Lacey, and me. We’re at an open-air bar. Garrett orders some beers, but Liak only accepts a Coke. Lacey is always a bit crazy, but when she drinks, she gets worse and drags me to the dance floor. We’re dancing when I look over at Liak. After watching us for a while, he lowers his gaze and then talks to Garrett. Soon, two girls are chatting with the two of them, and now I’m the one paying attention to that. I try to get into the dancing vibe with Lacey, who laughs at everything because of the alcohol. When I look again, Liak is n
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