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SAVANNAH
APRIL 1, 2005
“And who is going to be at this party?” Gran asked.
Maddox sighed. “It’s not a party, Gran. It’s me and Philip watching a movie.”
“Are Philip’s parents going to be there?”
“I don’t know. I think so.”
“Any girls?”
“Gran,” he groaned.
“Don’t Gran me,” she warned. “Your grades slipped this semester, Maddox. If you used your brain half as much as your sister, we wouldn’t need to have this conversation.”
“My grades are fine. The teachers just want me to show my work, and that’s stupid.”
“Yet you manage to get perfect scores in your art classes.”
Maddox huffed. “Because that’s actually interesting.”
Gran sighed heavily, as if this was a conversation she’d had on more than one occasion. Marley and Maddox were both off the charts in intellect. Marley focused o
