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When Hero had paid for our meal, much to my displeasure, we made our way to his car. I was uncomfortable with this, seeing that I didn't know much about him and he could have been a serial killer, but I did it anyway.

He blasted music that screamed at my ears, and I wanted nothing more than to grab the dial and mute the disturbance altogether. Hero must have noticed this because he cranked the dial up, making the Ford vibrate.

"Excuse me!" I shouted. "Can you turn that down?"

Hero turned down the dial long enough to say: "No, it's my car!" Then proceeded to turn it up again.

"Where are we even going?" I attempted to ask. "I have to get back to my dorm to study-"

Hero sighed, muting the music anyway. "Can't you pretend to not be lame for one day?"

I crossed my arms across my chest, glaring out my window. Who did he think he was? Oh yeah, I forgot. Unlike me, he didn't have things to worry about. He had no idea that having perfect grades and acing tests was needed to get the career you wanted.

"It's not going to kill you to take a break from studying, you know that right?" Hero asked, sounding nicer than he did only a minute ago.

"I know that!" I snapped. "You just don't get how important it is to me."

"What are you going to college for anyway?" Hero asked, sounding disinterested. "None of us know what we want to do anyway."

I rolled my eyes. "Finances, of course."

"Of course you would pick that major." Hero retorted.

I now turned so I could face him.

"What's that supposed to mean?"

"The way you carry yourself," Hero replied, "You and your family obviously like money."

My mouth hung open. I wanted to argue with this, but what could I really say? All I had seen for most of my life was money, butlers, and wealth.

"What are you going to college for?" I finally decided to ask.

Hero shrugged. "Not much. I joined the Frat to fit in somewhere, I suppose."

It went silent for a moment until Hero spoke.

"We've made it," He announced as the car bumped over a cobbled pathway. "You ready to meet the family?"

I wanted to ask what he meant, but I didn't have time.

Before long we pulled up to what seemed like a private residence. The house was fairly small and didn't offer much except a tiny, but perfectly cut lawn. I saw that there were two vehicles out front, in which Hero parked behind. When Hero stepped out, I did as well, not asking many questions as he led me inside the house.

I immediately had begun to smell a faint Pine-Sol scent mixed with a strong aroma that smelled like charbroiled steak and burgers. We immediately stepped over the threshold into one room that served as the entire house. Wow. I had never seen anything like this.

Without warning, we were met with three people sitting at a table, gawking at us as we stood there. I couldn't help but wonder if Hero really was a criminal and we'd just broken into a stranger's home. My suspicions were answered, however, when I saw Josephine standing up from the table.

"Kristina? Hero?"

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