When no one answers after a few seconds, I press the buzzer a second time, holding it down longer. Still nothing. "Sweetheart, I don't think anyone's home,” says Trey from behind me when the porch remains dead quiet by the third ring. “Or if they are, they couldn't care less about whoever's standing out on the porch at one in the morning." "Oh, they better care," I snap. "I’ve had the worst, most humiliating night of my entire existence, and these goth girls are not about to add to my misery!" Abandoning all politeness, I ditch the doorbell and start pounding my fists aggressively against the wood. Just as I’m about to raise my fist for another strike, the door swings wide open, revealing a girl standing in the dim foyer. She opens her mouth, looking ready to bite someone's head off. "Yeah? If you're here to break down our–" Her words die a violent death as her eyes round in disbelief. "Oh... my... God. Are you... are you Skylar Jamie Thompson?!" To be honest, I don't recognize
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