45 Mattie
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CHASE SENT A TEXT, asking if I was home. Shocked and relieved that he was awake, I told him that I was.
Me: Are you still at the hospital?
Chase: Not at the moment. We need to talk. I’ll be there in ten.
Me: Okay.
I quickly changed out of my bunny onesie pajamas and into something flirty and cute. Afterward, I ran a brush through my hair, added a couple of squirts of body spray, and put on lip gloss. A few minutes later, he arrived.
With Bruce.
I was not happy. Wondering what in the hell was going on, I let them in.
Chase, who was carrying a brown paper bag, asked if my parents were home.
“No. Why?”
He opened up the bag and told me to look inside. Curious, I peeked in and saw the alien mask. I figured he’d eventually confront me with it and was prepared.
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