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“That man would rather hurt himself before putting you in true harm’s way.”
I lock my knees together to stop myself from toppling over. “Mami.”
“It’s been that way since you were kids.”
“Do you…” My voice trails off.
“Do Iwhat?”
Think he could be the one?
Are you serious, Dahlia? You got out of a serious relationship less than five months ago.
I shake my head. “Nothing.”
Lily replays the video of me screaming for the fifth time this afternoon. She has spent our entire lunch together showing everyone who will spare a minute of their day.
At this rate, by five p.m., everyone in town will have seen me losing my shit over a ghost that doesn’t exist and a Halloween lawn decoration Rafa found in Josefina’s garage.
I rise from my seat to the sounds of the waitress and Lily laughing together.
“Hey! Wait up!” Lily calls after me.
“No.” I walk out of the diner.
Lily chases after me. “Stop!” My sister huffs and puffs as she grabs my arm and yanks me away from my car. “What was that about?”
I throw my hands in the air. “I’m sick of seeing that video.”
“Come on. You have to admit it’s kind of funny.”
“It’sembarrassing.”
“I beg to differ. It’s so cute how you cry out for Julian.” She repeats the part where I almost break into tears.
I bite down on my tongue until I taste blood. “I’m going to kill Rafa for sharing that video in the group chat.”
“It would have been a hate crime to keep this gem hidden from us.” Lily shows me the screenshot she saved as her phone’s lock screen.
“I won’t sleep well until I get my revenge.”
She rubs her hands together. “What are we thinking?”
“We?”
“You’re not seriously thinking of doing something fun without me.”
“The fewer the witnesses, the better.”
She winks. “Just how I like it.”
“You want to help?”
“Of course. You and I are partners in crime.”
“Speaking of crime, your friend’s brother is a deputy, right?”
Her smile alone could land her on the FBI’s Most Wanted list. “Yes.”
