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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.314Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa10e7umjTg
“I CANNOT believe you dragged all your friends into some weird science lab! Are you trying to die? Or explode? Or mutate?!”314Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjtroREQT6y
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.314Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtdxXL3134P
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.314Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWQCeSqVIwG
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.314Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzu0KHDzdSV
“What are we gonna do about that thing?” I pointed at the scorpion.314Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdntpVqzpCb
“It’s fine,” Julian said casually. “It hurt for a bit but it’s not that bad anymore.”314Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsp9iiceNPh
My mom nearly exploded. “Are you out of your MIND?! You don’t know what that thing can do to you!”314Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKP1aQ6cgra
She crouched next to Julian with a pair of tweezers. “Don’t move,” she warned. “This is gonna hurt.”314Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOiaYBXe7PW
Julian shrugged. “Don’t worry, it shouldn’t be that bad.”314Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHDU3GF08Lc
Davis looked like he wanted to crawl inside the couch and die there.314Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ0gXadQEAM
"Where are the girls?" Mom snapped, glancing around.314Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTIpTg7kpWd
“Cassedy’s passed out in the her room,” I said. “Twins are locked in their room. We’re all good.”314Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡolukSadBgo
Mom groaned. “This is what I get for having boys. Just one normal Tuesday, that’s all I want.”314Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7b7Gp1ajso
Then she turned to Davis. "And YOU! You’re the smart one! I expected better!”314Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpAI7bSM6r9
Davis shrank like he was melting into his hoodie. “I didn’t want them to go down there, they just—”314Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSfTM2XZTnt
“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!”314Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSRIR9VvxqV
I leaned toward Davis and whispered, “I think you’re her new favorite.”314Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsZQTTCzc5J
“She hates me.”314Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl6SAeuNZ9u
“Exactly. Welcome to the family.”314Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXFfTLDSm8K
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.”314Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ6IHr1EgJ7
“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.314Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqFdKon1j61
“That’s disgusting,” she yelled, tossing the tweezers. “We’ll need something else.”314Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfvo6K1mWzd
I stood up, rubbing my eyes. “You know what? This is Julian’s fault.”314Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD5xDQQI5y0
Julian tilted his head. “Excuse me?”314Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt4tMg4wMF0
“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!”314Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfpYrnDLcyD
Julian stood. “And what? You tripped over a wire and KO’d half the lab. Don’t act like Mr. Responsible here.”314Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡABs2pJNSFO
“I was trying to catch my balance!”314Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZTbh190C85
“On a table full of death juice?”314Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡganon2pScR
“Oh, come on, Julian. You’re like if sarcasm became a person and then fell in love with recklessness.”314Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgp4yiWzSYi
“And you’re like a walking mess that blames other people because you tripped on your own feet!”314Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLSDLoItxcz
We both stepped closer. Davis stood up fast. “Guys, guys—chill.”314Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaXAqkmikzi
“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.”314Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5wZepRN5aL
“Oh, now you’re jealous of my abs?”314Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1Y8SKFpUMi
Mom raised a hand. “If you’re gonna fight, take it outside and not in the house.”314Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPSJ5K9SYRI
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.”314Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjiLVtKI1kW
“Shut up!” Julian and I snapped at Davis at once.314Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGsMogEiplz
“This guy needs to understand he’s at fault!” I yelled.314Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ13MXoaL0IW
“So we have a problem?” He questioned as he looked down at me.314Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ28hFe2ZT8I
“Yeah, we got a problem!” I glared up at him, fists clenched.314Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsfWX9ZdrRR
“Let’s take this outside, mini me!”314Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5a3NNgsscI
We stepped outside to start the fight that would basically change our lives.
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and then Add to home screen.