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CHAPTER 1 Don’t tell Granny Buena okay Ava wiped her face on the sleeve of her sweatshirt She hoped it wasn’t obvious that she’d been crying most of the way back from school Her cousin Nadeem paused on the steps of their grandmother’s house She couldn’t quite read the expression in his large dark eyes This was strange since Ava and Nadeem usually guessed each other’s thoughts without having to speak a word If you don’t want me to say anything to Granny I won’t Nadeem said after a pause But I’m going to tell my mom so it’s not as if you can keep it a secret for long anyway Ava knew he was right Ever since Nadeem’s dad had died a few years ago his mom Noora talked to Granny pretty much every day 1
