Chapter 13: Chapter 13

Without looking up at Peter, I said, “It’s data entry.”

“Data—” His words choked off quickly and he redirected. “Do you like it?”

“It’s all right.” A few awkward seconds passed before I turned to my parents. “How about we go look around?”

“I’ll catch up with you later,” Katie said. That was fine with me. I didn’t want to deal with the constant tension between her and my parents for any longer than necessary. My parents started moving off, Dad pawing a map out of his back pocket to peruse as if we were about to traverse Venice, and I followed without a backwards glance at Peter.

“We’re on again at one-thirty!” Doug shouted after me. “Don’t be late!”

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