"Mmm... okay." Kip looks down the street, pondering their options. "There's a nice little diner - takes about ten minutes to get there. I don't like their lunch menu but they have good breakfasts."
Continuing to drive, when Karla's question comes, his grip on the steering wheel tightens again. He really didn't want to talk about this. But she was his friend and he wouldn't lie to her. "My dad's the reason I live with Erik and his family," he replies without much emotion. "I got pushed around a little so..." He shrugs. "Just one of those things. He comes around every once in a while... but not very much. Erik gets all upset but it's really nothing. My dad doesn't know what he's doing when he's been drinking. I know he wouldn't hit me if he was sober."
Stopping at a red light, Kip watches the traffic. "He hurts my feelings sometimes I guess, like last night, but it's just life. I'm fine, everything's fine and Erik worries for nothing."
"I think it would be good for them too." Jason grins as he feels Katie's foot under the table.
How about you come back to my place after this for a movie?
"Wait." Jason's emotions suddenly take a twist as confusion surfaces. "What do you mean Ryder sounded skeptical? I never told you that."
Feeling her bed move, Jade is yanked from a deeper sleep than she normally reached. "Wha?" She gives a jolt, sitting up and almost ramming Dan in the face with her head. Blinking, she runs a hand through her messy hair and squints at the clock, mumbling. "Holy cow... what time is it? I thought I... thought I set my alarm."
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