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"Oh, so you do have brain cells? he calls after me. I freeze mid-step, inhale deeply, and turn slowly. "Are you still bitter because I blocked your last three-pointer in practice, or are you just naturally this annoying?" He grins like I just handed him an award. "Please. You got lucky. Everyone knows I slipped." "Right," I say, crossing my arms. "Just like how you 'slipped' during the last game and somehow tripped me while the ref was looking the other way?" "Hey," he says, walking closer, lowering his voice, "it's not my fault you're so easy to knock off balance." I meet his gaze, jaw clenched. "Trust me, Carter, if I ever fall, it won't be because of you." ********************************************** Roxie Caldwell has a full-time job dodging drama - from her mom's new boyfriend with too many baby mamas to her best friend's boy troubles that just won't quit. But nothing - absolutely nothing - tests her patience like Carter Myles. Ever since sixth grade, when he spilled fruit punch on her brand-new shirt, stuffed slime in her locker, and "accidentally" turned in her science project as his own, Carter has been her #1 nemesis. Now juniors, they still can't cross paths without launching verbal grenades, and their basketball rivalry is as fierce as ever. But, she's got one goal: survive junior year (and senior year) without catching a case for murdering Carter. And nothing else.
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