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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.19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGQIzo8HpBs
“I CANNOT believe you dragged all your friends into some weird science lab! Are you trying to die? Or explode? Or mutate?!”19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0KaBpUf21w
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.19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCQyKhm6Wk3
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.19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe1qjui2I8t
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.19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMUSB6H5vJj
“What are we gonna do about that thing?” I pointed at the scorpion.19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSLeQG6V9ZA
“It’s fine,” Julian said casually. “It hurt for a bit but it’s not that bad anymore.”19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtoruSN8bnR
My mom nearly exploded. “Are you out of your MIND?! You don’t know what that thing can do to you!”19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfMQp9GrMnR
She crouched next to Julian with a pair of tweezers. “Don’t move,” she warned. “This is gonna hurt.”19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFThlvF9Dkx
Julian shrugged. “Don’t worry, it shouldn’t be that bad.”19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVSQAGhkKWM
Davis looked like he wanted to crawl inside the couch and die there.19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmCcre6YYs3
"Where are the girls?" Mom snapped, glancing around.19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkvmMMmg1Aj
“Cassedy’s passed out in the her room,” I said. “Twins are locked in their room. We’re all good.”19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiv5iHkhUmr
Mom groaned. “This is what I get for having boys. Just one normal Tuesday, that’s all I want.”19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJAAVmUaFoz
Then she turned to Davis. "And YOU! You’re the smart one! I expected better!”19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡclVCR6Q9U5
Davis shrank like he was melting into his hoodie. “I didn’t want them to go down there, they just—”19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuRFo2Hc9Px
“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!”19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS9n4vZaaYg
I leaned toward Davis and whispered, “I think you’re her new favorite.”19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIhDDfbpdOp
“She hates me.”19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDmCJsfC8wb
“Exactly. Welcome to the family.”19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSoAvpFKUbx
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.”19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNeUkv0mjsJ
“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.19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQmxMJByK5o
“That’s disgusting,” she yelled, tossing the tweezers. “We’ll need something else.”19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc2YDFMDjoe
I stood up, rubbing my eyes. “You know what? This is Julian’s fault.”19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU6ASW5xE35
Julian tilted his head. “Excuse me?”19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡskRW4HZpDC
“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!”19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzaHcIbOiT3
Julian stood. “And what? You tripped over a wire and KO’d half the lab. Don’t act like Mr. Responsible here.”19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWOF6O31Bse
“I was trying to catch my balance!”19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRw2G8rL8rD
“On a table full of death juice?”19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZCdK3cGmBg
“Oh, come on, Julian. You’re like if sarcasm became a person and then fell in love with recklessness.”19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTh0gI0Sioq
“And you’re like a walking mess that blames other people because you tripped on your own feet!”19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiOk4GjZiMR
We both stepped closer. Davis stood up fast. “Guys, guys—chill.”19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6pGTnml2mV
“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.”19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtqx7H8Iwwk
“Oh, now you’re jealous of my abs?”19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpvpJrjNx67
Mom raised a hand. “If you’re gonna fight, take it outside and not in the house.”19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGERFoYgTge
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.”19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRJeK0JbSvm
“Shut up!” Julian and I snapped at Davis at once.19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7cDSjuY6mC
“This guy needs to understand he’s at fault!” I yelled.19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIat7O1d2gb
“So we have a problem?” He questioned as he looked down at me.19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiGPj9V19mX
“Yeah, we got a problem!” I glared up at him, fists clenched.19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9gL0GBL1At
“Let’s take this outside, mini me!”19Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDuCoCgZlDX
We stepped outside to start the fight that would basically change our lives.
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