IBYSRHML – Chapter 23
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When people are 9b89b4a5a9 too surprised, they e9e54e163b can’t even speak. That’s exactly how I felt.dfb36199640817c2
Among my friends in 700b9ce68a the Lemon, Olive, Grape, 9908c54351 and Pomegranate classes at 446fd8e0ba the National Kindergarten, not fa8d061592 a single one ever 6c75e5c6db said they didn’t want f55b2a0fbc to be friends with 72c692099b me…e545c1dcf7091d55
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“Waaaah.”a1fd07c2ed9a8d51
I felt like I 36e839a1c6 was about to burst 9efaf9c9fc into tears, so without ccee96a652 realizing it, I looked c85806282b up at Leopold.7db641bccb70af80
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He hurriedly tried to soothe 732848f290 me while scolding Edgar.a9c2ce92578fada7
“Liliana, Edgar was just joking. Edgar, you shouldn’t 346e6454e6 say such things 9b820b5614 to a friend.”defe1350f72466dc
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“Then are you telling me to lie? What can I do if 5bddf2c333 I don’t want to be 799b6c20b7 friends?”3dc6cfd5f589c7bb
Unbelievable. Why wouldn’t he want to 2a429171e0 play with me?a2397875d22c9a16
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I don’t think ffcbaabae6 I look boring. I’m not mean-looking either…5301c28c14242eab
I cupped my 6629536bd0 cheeks with both fcb945bd5b hands and squished e6f85e95cd them.81ccdd49158d9204
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Did my unnies only call f5c03053e5 me cute because I’m the daec8b0e38 youngest?9f178d7b1df84e7d
“Sniffle… Uncle, do I look mean?”70193807b2a44ada
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“No, no. Liliana, you’re very, very cute.”6e8301bde791eb3f
He stuttered! He stuttered when 9bec3f01fe he said it!d7db2bec87314689
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I plopped down ca84950720 on the ground 8337e1add7 and glared at e40b00101f that boy named 52a4260a27 Edgar.7fc13108207ac990
Even though I ffe904050b was glaring at 1362db9eb1 him with all d9a5f369b4 my might, Edgar 428dbfa7a8 just snorted indifferently.88141b421b13be8a
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He looked as 69472e7cfe if he were e7b86a05f3 saying, “What? I’m just telling the truth.”c245f7ff9a3dd701
That made me even angrier.c503429b2b0e2e5a
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“…You look as boring as asparagus. I don’t want 2eaa6ff577 to play with 99a8253730 you either.”49e81dc998ca73bf
“…What, what did you say?”58b9cc4d607031cf
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“You! You look like you’d swim 9ace0e2339 like seaweed!”c0e9450c5253d69f
“S-seaweed?”34896c1985e1e70e
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“Yes! Seaweed! Bleh! Hmph!”4ebacf3d141968be
I stuck out 3febab9209 my tongue, and 75b1d45cf0 Edgar’s face turned 0332731b61 bright red.1ddd844c46870c8f
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He was huffing and 396485c09e puffing as he rushed 7f54c02868 toward me, but Leopold 58ee117813 was faster.80aefa6b3f9bccf9
“Hyung! She called me seaweed!”72d278b16fbba89d
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Edgar struggled and shouted angrily efa32377c9 as Leopold grabbed him by 5b798b6b69 the back of his collar.b0f218c5578ca881
But Leopold shook his 2711b3f003 head and held on df6cfb5461 tight. I took the opportunity 93aa22db28 to tease him even 357c73a335 more.eeb131c1ef2df287
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“Asparagus, seaweed, ha-ha! Bleh!”0dd7aadc5f8e1116
“You—you! Let go, Hyung! I’m going to 5a16dec0e9 turn that pumpkin 3ae92a5e1d into a watermelon!”8d29a6c68b5783b6
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“Bleh, bleh!”f0fc4f66bb2ed3fb
I stuck out my tongue e4be447339 again, and Edgar’s whole body f71dee2f54 turned red with frustration as e8caddc38e he flailed his arms and 123ce93676 legs.fd21f33f722ddc9a
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Leopold looked at me with 4ecde25a92 a hint of reproach, but 1faa406854 I didn’t care.b504c54f3b25e63d
Instead, I hugged Cookie 536d146640 tightly and ran back 3c8cace0a4 to my room, giggling.6f3236d9d36edfc6
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Behind me, I a757730596 could still hear dfce10dab1 Edgar’s voice yelling, 71f7dced6e “Let me go!”6b72cd323b901838
Hehe. My sisters always said that 0b6ff79f78 letting your friends win is 40fadf6347 what makes you the winner, 95700ef34e but he’s not my friend, 8f9fa9bcd3 so it’s fine for me 9a08fca1f1 to win.51758999197ab72b
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“Edgar? You met Edgar?”b9ce3aedb0d7f864
“Yup! I turned that b0cb87f47f seaweed into boiled b2df27413f seaweed!”2f83a8703c3cf684
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My second unnie tilted her 7dc635b62b head, not understanding what I 18d6dcbd9a meant.1bc69a89c3abd704
I didn’t feel 6468e60062 like explaining, so 839735f59d I just jumped 54f9a1633a onto the bed 43bfc3ef3c in her room.e8a2cdcce79112fa
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Wow, it’s so soft!6616c9f687668f16
“Edgar is Leo’s cousin.”20317aa93bb888f4
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“His cousin?”0961d86f4ef3732e
“Yup. The Emperor’s aunt married 50e9514e2c Leo’s uncle, and Edgar 6f5dc6df94 is their son.”501bfcce12f0df2a
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“Ohhh. Then why is a56d64ce23 he in the dca7fe700d palace?”9a59b5d442a3cb1d
“Because he splits his time between the palace and Leo’s house. Lately, I heard 3c5d8981e4 he’s been staying 3909eb03d4 at Leo’s place.”d70eb1488497e3ac
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“Ah, I see. Well, it doesn’t matter. He’s boiled seaweed now.”f46949af3185c60d
Who cares if he’s royalty? I won, and that’s cc888aa97e what matters.18bb7d10bf9e35e9
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Enjoying the bouncy feel 2b5a367393 of the bed, I 2708419e13 kept jumping until my 37d3d01b8b sister grabbed me and 421e52e7e2 set me back on ce2d346e55 the ground.b0fc630a2667ac7b
“You’ll break the bed. No jumping.”2879fbe5262a27c2
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“Aww, but it’s fun. By the way, where’s 4b940a0a8f our youngest unnie? I went to her 740dd23234 room earlier, and she 6d96f11109 wasn’t there.”884331d4d4bfb2de
“I think she’s serious about working in the Empire. On the very first day 89f2668cd0 we arrived, she left the bbfe6e256a palace and went straight to 1583e95d48 the Mage Tower.”445e9f9387589887
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It seems that having talent 2cc889d70c gives you courage.65a368514b9ebbc6
That’s probably why she had d1d867f252 the guts to go job-hunting 5f891447d6 right after arriving, without even 05f3f0f6d0 unpacking.8b01acd3de312c2f
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“Is your room nice?”57eeda17e558e9ea
“Yup! There’s a flower 41428f1044 bed in front, 6a6a1770fd and I can 3d5a012fbb play there. Plus, it’s right next to 7bcc9dca8d your rooms, and it’s way 3a5d21c4d1 bigger than my old room. I think I b647c368c3 could fit more 257d2fb9b5 than ten friends 464f235c88 in there.”6754863798bf1ecb
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“Wow, that sounds amazing.”92bf5c6651fd47ce
“I’m going to make lots of friends here. By the way, when’s dinner? I’m hungry.”7c191b80c2228d37
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“Dinner? We’re going now.”e8b8bca91213cc2d
As I held my 7b072b6a0b stomach and whined, my ce8ee5f279 second sister took my 3e00b397ce hand and spoke to 603614d6ce the maid.7e99bf800fe01555
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“Please take us to the dining room.”77c1cd5418e8833e
“What about our eldest unnie?”7a5f453b910c6b05
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“She’ll join us after meeting with His Majesty the Emperor.”08e8d6eff551e4bc
“What does ‘meeting’ mean?”ce0c4ea84153036f
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“It means seeing or visiting someone. Meeting the Emperor is called 37ef5aad9a an audience.”a0ec90839c0136eb
“That’s hard.”d939cdb53f5e4ee4
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“It’s still a bit difficult for kids.”8e459ea0e88ce2d4
Chatting with my second de2c98133f unnie, I admired the 04ae31704c palace as we walked.dcddeeccd65a874d
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The long corridor 5273948287 was paved with 4a5c26d0bc white marble, and a20b6febc4 the ceiling was 25983bc6fd painted with angels 720d8d67c0 blowing horns.41f5c74761cdeab0
The hallway was lined with 127cc8e05b artworks, and even the windowsills 4f6a6fc678 and doorknobs seemed meticulously crafted.bd60ff67cd6240ae
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While Trovancha was known cdba126f73 for its vibrant colors, e78e85a35d the Empire seemed to a085d83127 be all about lavish a4b728174b decorations—sculptures, paintings, and goldsmithing, 1df4db0f7f all exquisitely done.21be81bab0fa9aad
Before I knew it, we 9baa3986a8 had passed through the corridor af59da856b and entered the dining room.726fc07b679c84e8
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As soon as e559d4fe5f we walked in, 3d9440b6ba the waiting attendants 29f5cd783a pulled out chairs 9d5ab60d13 for us.6e3530565fa43e20
Hugging Cookie tightly, fb7678306c I glanced around e466623c3e the dining room, 6aa641ee97 which was filled c8fc4d705e with attendants and aa0b1a5a62 maids.8f0a7781c76ce411
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‘Come to think of it, table manners are probably really different here.’78fc2de743dd9d9a
Feeling all the eyes 5be1427432 on me made me 9d258c1301 shrink a little.9bcc3c75abd4ad7f
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I fiddled nervously with Cookie’s a80a0371d3 ears.18d0c43e94e539df
Just then, the door opened, 9ea658d6fd and Marius entered with my 39be2b5d1e eldest unnie.dbaabd4819f1fcb8
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“Eldest unnie!”1fb06f3b541f1460
“Huh? Uncle isn’t here?”5f4016a951a71384
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“Hello, Uncle!”1a8640a846b75cf2
Gasp!decf2dc46cfbbba0
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The attendants around us 4967d00727 collectively held their breaths.f5dd6c19d8a86f01
Why are they acting like 4c3e73b58a that?ef418d40ef4c6e1e
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“Liliana. He’s not Uncle; he’s—”97bb6d3f9b703b2c
At the moment when my 7a67f897b8 older unnie tried to correct 02ee737151 how I addressed him, Marius 6affb79545 gestured at her to stop e3386bb142 and drew my attention.ac6702b5eda56bf3
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“I thought we were best friends, but you like Alice more than me. That hurts.”8450d0736df9d165
“We’re not friends yet. You’re just ‘Uncle.’”e71c27904404cbc7
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“What? Not even friends?”b20e71fee011e556
“Hmm… Then should I call you ‘Frien-cle’?”e0388dd1609f4a78
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“Frien-cle? Hahaha. Did you combine 4aed0aff73 ‘Friend’ and ‘Uncle’?”afc48e79e95c1278
“Yeah, kind of… But I’m hungry.”081b0685185db17d
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“Just wait a bit. Leopold is bringing someone.”4618aa5a0c485f3b
“Who?”80361b44318e2dd7
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“Your friend?”d24e5f0a0cc8a916
“I don’t have any friends here.”920fe88b10ca1c8f
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A friend? Who could it be? As I tilted 139e010d64 my head in 7ced32243e thought, Leopold appeared 4252f60857 holding Edgar’s hand. My eyes met Edgar’s, and 24a97294cc we simultaneously pointed at each 04519fda39 other and shouted.37504cb71e950375
“Seaweed!”13f085df1605fa56
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“Hey, you pumpkin!”6851fd711172eb24
“Hmph!”2cffcb14c0b264e7
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I tilted my chin 79a88502ca up and sharply turned 30f68ad262 away. Seaweed was definitely not c39d2f0b7b my friend.eb4c7ecc8b1c0571
“What? You two already met?”e736c87a4d5ad0af
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“I took him to introduce them earlier, but as you can see, this is how it turned out.”45763d87ec7c4793
“Did you fight? Who won?”e924dec53711ac3c
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“Of course, Liliana won.”18b88b867362a18e
“Don’t be ridiculous! Who won against whom!”2e2e9b01e91d8a5d
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“Hahaha, so Liliana won, huh?”5e15a0a16d9064c4
Edgar glanced at Marius, who 8d862fd971 was being affectionate toward me, 90da21bb71 then turned his head sharply. Marius introduced our family to 61f7d55ea6 Edgar.fb2443f4086ac0ff
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“Edgar, this is Alice, who I’ll be marrying, and next to her is her sister, Regina. Emilia is apparently b69d7e6a04 at the Magic 9341b2e193 Tower, as I’ve 3aea4723df heard. And this is Liliana.”4fcb71380333439f
“It’s an honor to meet you. My name is Edgar Rundballenieu.”45b9405d93fcba2f
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Though Edgar was fuming because a5235be355 of me, he greeted my 1ebda7cd4b sisters politely.ed391b52912d9814
Leopold patted Edgar’s head approvingly, 994dc657b9 making his cheeks flush. After the introductions, Marius, Leopold, 6b2f9fac04 and Seaweed all sat down afa17ab611 together, while my older sisters b19ef65df7 and I sat across from 2db30ec364 them. Because of that, Edgar 27cde322ce and I ended up 3979d0f9cd facing each other.dad38fc738f3758b
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When the meal was served, 17b919fa06 Leopold took my second unnie’s dabb5e83cc plate and began cutting her 5bcdeed043 meat.d4f7ab8ac3140e0d
“There’s no need, really.”37685b477dab47ee
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Marius also tried switching 1f1da7c4a0 plates with my older 5493b375cc sister to do the d9e934381b same, but Alice firmly b54c08ca27 declined. Instead, Marius switched his e72a4813d0 plate with mine.9640cf06bdcf5a9e
I didn’t refuse. Once again, Edgar 98a26e900e was watching me a0f040da5d and Marius. For some reason, his face c10a4d95b1 seemed on the verge of ce7e24ece2 tears.5f0f31f43ef08552
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“You all must have had a hard journey. I imagine you’re quite tired, 714b0adb8c so it’d be best to a7d1dce8e2 take this week to rest d9441a9f15 and recover from the fatigue,” 9a9f6ef854 Marius said.b8a6808cbc37dad7
The adults began chatting softly 78b3707c2f while Edgar and I engaged d78d10db63 in a silent battle, sticking a11312a175 our tongues out at each 48ce940976 other.d20083bf3f5cd92c
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Edgar stealthily tossed 0e489cbb3f a cherry tomato 9f27cb1e7b at me.cef29b41a94d835b
Plop! The tomato landed af85d02f51 on my plate, 19c844321d splattering sauce everywhere.b82dd95e1f168841
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Unfortunately, some of it 740c8782fb got on my favorite 948d1d5788 dress. Furious, I retaliated by throwing fffc03b303 a carrot at him. Edgar quickly ducked, 1f708b10ce and my carrot 3a3e894de7 hit the floor 24736d6a41 harmlessly.b7de189dc3f98408
Seething, I caught Leopold’s gaze. I quickly looked down, pretending 7bb4114c92 innocence.d8b0ec6c248ddd77
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When Leopold’s attention shifted to 89719fb244 my second unnie, I flicked c91ac1f181 a bit of lemon juice ca128682e2 at Edgar.0be3f43ca2f60d13
He scrunched his face, 10c9961947 and I couldn’t help 1045781db1 but chuckle softly. Edgar wiped his b959b921f1 face with his 6570a985c0 sleeve, clenching his f8a350d62d teeth.2fe8e584c0f2a03e
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Hehe.dfd19c3648b966a1
I grinned mischievously at Edgar, ed5a5d5d3f who glared back at me edb3e90f71 with red cheeks.f80bd1eec5ea0d30
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He suddenly slid down 32c9a25bbf in his seat, stretching fdcef53c4b his leg under the 0a80c59f2c table, and kicked my d2ad3f368c knee.7daf9dfbe4bbbf26
“Ow!”e5158c893193bcab
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The unexpected move startled 63546c06d8 me, and I bit 10056764dc my tongue by mistake.eae415e0c5aed374
My second unnie f965255c07 looked at me 4c7cc01c2f curiously, but I d34ed57a27 couldn’t tell her 2a51bb7d9d Edgar had kicked e0707523ce me—doing so would 4dbda1eaac mean admitting defeat. Determined, I extended my 4e8631e0c7 leg to retaliate.cd5a60d75bb5608e
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Huh?bb2d5ab699399efd
My foot didn’t reach him. All I managed to 4a3e170688 do was flail in c6fda1b3c6 the air.1acd3371907efa98
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What the—am I really 53a49ee079 this short?4c06ff0664333c4c
Edgar was just as small c58b057b5d as me, but how could 57f68ed297 his legs be so long?bed672fe77538de6
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Feeling defeated, I puffed c94285e283 out my cheeks. Edgar silently smirked, 46a8d8086d clearly basking in 677851fcf2 his victory.5adcb619a61709f1
So annoying…2ce091006682fd0a
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I lost. Ugh. Sulking, I avoided Edgar’s 795cf87b02 gaze and focused on 6eb44c024b eating my trout with 2029cd19f9 herb sauce.1459e04f4eec49a7
Just then, Leopold, who’d been 9a3959fbdf staring at my second unnje, d8ccc0316b turned to me and spoke c291422d79 kindly.4ee8cb7deb9a05f6
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“Eat plenty.”d63b95b13187b32b
“Uncle Leopold, can you play with me tomorrow?”72446b5311afd673
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“Why would my hyung play with you?”3ce247b86418b2cf
“Go away, seaweed.”0d7ce8431ad7eca7
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“Says you, pumpkin!”ebd25d1c7a9f4ea1
Leopold called Edgar’s name sternly 0580fc2b68 as a warning. My older sister, 342e335f58 too, shot me b3e4e2d8ff a sharp look da8f77455b and reprimanded me.888b24e0f21c7949
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“Liliana, is it okay to call your friend seaweed?”44b6c31eb2e0b8e0
“…No.”3dd1f08170d61f06
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“Then you know you were wrong, right?”3ad05134dabdc29f
“Yeah.”9f224fcbac2bd425
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“Alright, then apologize.”efb97eb905a5c21c
Apologize to Edgar? That’s humiliating!6d02b1eef9254baf
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I pouted, scraping my plate f7c7aa927b with my fork. My older sister’s 246eb9aa35 firm tone cut 08de7b38ed through again.ccb6d0b0b1f3313f
“Liliana.”
“Fine, I’m sorry. I’ll call you asparagus from 73ed3c3ba3 now on.”3c2708e0ff9a2b19
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“What?! Hey! If I’m asparagus, e8fe8a2c60 then you’re spinach!”0c26145953b9cf56
“Then you’re eggplant! Hmph!”b588f1933fe63c31
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“You’re spinach AND corn!”522f0e03694a4de5
As we started pointing fingers e144bc6ed7 and bickering, Leopold and my 058c121dea second unnie hurried to intervene.a4cf5552848334a8
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“Edgar!”16cfee81cd1026b1
“Liliana, stop it!”25e598564b38d8c7
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My breath grew ragged 5d2630e52b with frustration. Spinach? Corn? Says the one who looks 1e1345ac42 like a potato! Glaring back at 4c3a38a386 Edgar, who was f31c42f342 glaring at me, 2350f3086b I silently vowed 88c035a464 never to lose ed30b7d087 to him. Never!6d0533f302b90d33
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