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Dameon

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Contents

One

Two

Three

Four

Five

Six

Epilogue

HungryHeartsSeries

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One

Avery

“Justwait’tilyouseewhatwe’vedonewithyourroom!”Momsqueals

ontheotherendoftheline.

“Youchangedmyroom?”Iquestion.Thathadn’texactlybeenthe

reactionIwasexpectingwhenIcalledmymomtoletherknow,atthevery

lastminute,thatIcouldmakeithomeforThanksgivingafterall.

“Alittle,”shesays,slyly.

“Tellmeyoudidn’tturnitintoagym,”Ideadpan.“Oranotherguest

room?”

“No.Well…”Momlowershervoice,soundingallsneakyandsmug,

“…thereismyPelotonintherenow.Buttherestisactually…No,”she

says,chidingherself,“Idon’twanttogiveitaway.You’llhavetocomesee

itforyourself!”

IswearIcanhearhergrinningthroughthephoneasshesaysit.

“I’mexcitedtoseeyoutoo,Mom,”Igiggle.“I’monmywaynow.I’ll

bethereinthree,maybethreeandahalfhourswithtraffic.”

“You’llbejustintimefordinnerthen.Drivesafely,honey.Iloveyou.”

“IwillMom.Loveyoutoo,”Isaywithasmile,andendthecall.

AcoupleofhoursagoIdidn’tthinkI’dbeabletohaveThanksgiving

withmyparentsthisyear.Betweenmypart-timejobatthesmoothieshop,a

20paperthatwasalreadylate,nottomentionatestonMondaythat’s

worthtwentypercentofmymathgrade,I’muptomyears.

Thatmathprofessorispartevil,Iswear.Whoschedulesamajorexam

at7:30AMonaMondayafteraholiday?

AtleastIgotthepaperfinished.Ireallydraggedmyfeetonthatone.

It’sastrokeofmagicthatIgotitdone.Magic,orcoffee.

Same-same?

Ididn’taskMomwhoallwasgoingtobetheretoday.Iassumethe

usualsuspects:myparentsandgrandparents,thenext-doorneighbor