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Andi and Robin become fast friends. Andi picks up a secondhand drum set for a steal on Craigslist and wheedles Renée into paying for lessons, and soon drums merrily away to Robin's guitaring and singing.
Trouble makes dessert for the Swans once or twice a week, demonstrating both the stability of his peculiar motives and his diverse baking abilities. Souffles do not transport well, but all sorts of cakes, pies, muffins, tarts, brownies, and cookies do just fine on the bus trip from an undisclosed location to the Swan household. He misses a lot of school without explanation.
The second Monday of October, Andi (followed shortly by Bella) plops down by Robin at lunch and says, "Hi! How was your weekend?"
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aeskhyne
"Nah," he says comfortably. "Bet you twenty bucks I'll still love you when I'm off this shit."
"Is twenty dollars enough to motivate you to lie about that?"
"And I'm sure you're already aware of and do not care about relevant laws regarding prostitution and the age of consent and so on."
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Trouble laughs.
It is really not a nice laugh, this time. Most of his laughs are happy, even if they sound a little weird. This one is not.
It is really not a nice laugh, this time. Most of his laughs are happy, even if they sound a little weird. This one is not.
aeskhyne
"There's some less obvious broken bones, too," he says brightly. "I'm pretty fucked up."
"Should I ask you about that when you aren't high?" Bella asks wryly.