ADAN GONZALEZ317Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhrKuDFMYzq
Let me just start by saying: I’ve been yelled at before. Plenty. By teachers, security guards, my own reflection once… But nothing—and I mean nothing—compares to getting yelled at by your mom while a guy is sitting next to you with a scorpion stuck to his wrist like a cursed bracelet from a horror movie.317Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIC6wxlGGm4
“I CANNOT believe you dragged all your friends into some weird science lab! Are you trying to die? Or explode? Or mutate?!”317Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1499zBaNdU
She was pacing back and forth, waving a wooden spoon like it was a weapon. I wasn’t sure if she was going to lecture us or make soup out of us.317Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGXWN1FMq2w
Davis looked like a kid who got caught breaking the Ten Commandments. He sat up straight, hands on his knees, nodding solemnly. I was trying to do the same, but then I looked at Julian.317Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZL7juRs5Eh
Julian was just... there. Chill as ever. Shirtless. His wrist still had the freakin’ scorpion on it and he was tapping it like it was a touch screen.317Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO1Sft8gqqT
“What are we gonna do about that thing?” I pointed at the scorpion.317Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYvvisJiyrO
“It’s fine,” Julian said casually. “It hurt for a bit but it’s not that bad anymore.”317Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyyXAzTXeTD
My mom nearly exploded. “Are you out of your MIND?! You don’t know what that thing can do to you!”317Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHuWu6pMIb0
She crouched next to Julian with a pair of tweezers. “Don’t move,” she warned. “This is gonna hurt.”317Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbWixQohtf5
Julian shrugged. “Don’t worry, it shouldn’t be that bad.”317Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOSZcR5fQoZ
Davis looked like he wanted to crawl inside the couch and die there.317Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqIAl1aimfs
"Where are the girls?" Mom snapped, glancing around.317Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaHNioSWwmo
“Cassedy’s passed out in the her room,” I said. “Twins are locked in their room. We’re all good.”317Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhZxYkQIi2E
Mom groaned. “This is what I get for having boys. Just one normal Tuesday, that’s all I want.”317Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuk2nhM2XP4
Then she turned to Davis. "And YOU! You’re the smart one! I expected better!”317Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOLkzPqqjv5
Davis shrank like he was melting into his hoodie. “I didn’t want them to go down there, they just—”317Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkVvL7gflSu
“Were in your house,” she interrupted. “Your basement. Your mutant scorpion. You had one job: make sure everyone was safe. And now I have mystery goo and some weird scorpion in my home!”317Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdmQZkGRI9s
I leaned toward Davis and whispered, “I think you’re her new favorite.”317Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3Ec8sJ0qmV
“She hates me.”317Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1gzCgj0ysI
“Exactly. Welcome to the family.”317Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPyUGDGLVM4
Suddenly, Julian groaned and pulled his arm back. The scorpion twitched but didn’t move. “Okay, I’m sick of this thing. And what about that black thing on your arm? That looks pretty bad.”317Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2tPmwQg5bZ
“You too Adan? I’ll deal with that later.” She turned back to Julian. “Let me try this.” Mom held the tweezers out like she was defusing a bomb. The second she touched the scorpion’s tail, it buzzed. Like a phone on vibrate—but way meaner.317Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk9C6NLhdpn
“That’s disgusting,” she yelled, tossing the tweezers. “We’ll need something else.”317Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqcr7axQEAc
I stood up, rubbing my eyes. “You know what? This is Julian’s fault.”317Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbsxcWsZ2Oo
Julian tilted his head. “Excuse me?”317Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhfOZAj8M9n
“You had to mess with everything. You messed with Davis. Tapped on jars. Tried to grab the scorpion before it jumped out. Dude, you treat danger like it's nothing!”317Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFkfqbaJbTI
Julian stood. “And what? You tripped over a wire and KO’d half the lab. Don’t act like Mr. Responsible here.”317Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUvoMhFiCym
“I was trying to catch my balance!”317Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRRDEFCIe6z
“On a table full of death juice?”317Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz5uZ5MjF2S
“Oh, come on, Julian. You’re like if sarcasm became a person and then fell in love with recklessness.”317Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzP5TZzUea7
“And you’re like a walking mess that blames other people because you tripped on your own feet!”317Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ0UcFHNOEA
We both stepped closer. Davis stood up fast. “Guys, guys—chill.”317Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaYesSXlQ6y
“No,” I snapped. “I’m tired of this guy acting like he’s the toughest person in the room when he’s just a walking ego with abs.”317Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8VaDJZWGSS
“Oh, now you’re jealous of my abs?”317Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBivjuwbwvc
Mom raised a hand. “If you’re gonna fight, take it outside and not in the house.”317Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBwDq6aP1nq
Davis got between us. “Can we not do this right now? We’ve got bigger problems—like Cassedy maybe dying and my dad maybe killing me.”317Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV7W1920RNd
“Shut up!” Julian and I snapped at Davis at once.317Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtuTEsKzsZ1
“This guy needs to understand he’s at fault!” I yelled.317Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmfh2DNaQ3T
“So we have a problem?” He questioned as he looked down at me.317Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhyr3DZEvzB
“Yeah, we got a problem!” I glared up at him, fists clenched.317Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7pArAlP4HI
“Let’s take this outside, mini me!”317Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPjCHjIgd0y
We stepped outside to start the fight that would basically change our lives.
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and then Add to home screen.