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and
bent down to shuffle through its contents.
    “Sure, what are you making?”
    “How about a grilled cheese sandwich?”
    “Ah, yeah! How could I turn that down?”
    Jennifer was silent as she pulled out the
cheese, bread, and butter. She put the skillet on the burner and
turned it on and said, “Anna, I’m glad we had this talk. I hope
Magdelena can help her get the bond back. Keegan does deserve to be
happy. Although, I think she can find happiness without the
bond.”
    “It’s worth looking into,” Anna replied. “I
feel kinda responsible since my mother is the one that broke the
bond.”
    “Don’t forget I also saved her life.”
    Anna watched her mom butter two slices of
bread and slice the cheese, before tossing the sandwich in the
skillet. She told her mother, “I can’t imagine life without Keegan.
It still doesn’t seem real that she died. It’s just so bizarre.
Thank you for bringing her back.”
    “I’m glad I was able to help. Keegan is a
good girl.”
    When her grilled cheese was done, Jennifer
placed it in front of her and they chatted about school while Anna
finished off the sandwich.
    On the table at her elbow, her phone buzzed.
It was a text from Calvron. Time to play.
    “Thanks for the food and the talk mom. I’m
excited to meet Magdelena. I’m going to go hang out with the
guys.”
    Jennifer waved her off. “All right, well
have fun, and I will let you know as soon as I hear anything. We’ll
talk more about this later.”
    Anna grabbed her phone, ran up to her room
to change and replied to his text: Can Keegan come?
    Of course
    K, see you soon
    She sent a quick text to Keegan, On my way over,
we’re going on an adventure .

Chapter 5
     
     
    An adventure? Keegan loved surprises.
    She got up from the couch where she’d sat
and flipped through all the television channels and ran upstairs to
change.
    Adventures usually required sneakers. Keegan
grabbed her Puma trail shoes and threw on a pair of jeans along
with a band tee. She picked out a hoodie too since she was always
cold. She didn’t bother with make-up.
    She ran down the stairs and yelled to her
parents, “Going out with Anna!"
    When she opened the door, Anna’s old, rusty
Buick pulled into the driveway. Keegan yanked open the door and
said, “Good timing!” She jumped in the car and excitedly asked “So,
where are we going?”
    “Right now we are going to get Lauren, and
after that you will officially be invited into the club.” Anna had
her pink hair tucked under a lacy white beret and wore an electric
red cardigan sweater with black skinny jeans that had glittery
hearts on one leg. She signaled when she turned out of the long,
gravel driveway that led back to Keegan’s house and took a left
onto the main road.
    Keegan glanced over at her profile. “What
club?”
    “We call it the ABC club,” Anna flashed a
grin, “Amazingly Beautiful Creatures”.
    They had a club and she wasn’t aware of it? How could they keep
all these secrets from her? Keegan’s anger built; she
noticed this happened a lot more lately. When she started to get
mad, her body felt colder. She tried to think happy thoughts right
away, which warmed her back up. Keegan reminded herself that at
least she was invited now, and she was curious to see what it was
all about. She didn’t respond, and instead turned to stare out the
window at the passing scenery.
    Lauren was in her driveway when they
entered. She looked like a star as usual. Her Hollister sweater was
pale peach and form fitting and her khaki corduroys were perfectly
pressed over her leather slip-on shoes. She slid into the backseat
with a bright greeting.
    They headed out of town down a windy,
two-lane road beneath a bright and clear autumn sky. In the
distance, Keegan watched the Appalachians draw nearer, a
never-ending sea of fiery, rolling hills. Every so often, her
family would pack a lunch and drive to the mountains to hike for
the day. The Appalachians always felt so magical and