“Now listen to me—” She held up the deflated ball right in front of her uncle’s face. “What I did with this poor basketball is just one of the many ways I know how to irritate her. You should know that over the years, I’ve discovered thousands of ways to irritate Stevie MacKilligan. You could almost say it’s been a lifetime project of mine. Do you want to stick around while I make her even crazier? Or do you just want to get the fuck out?” Still grinning. How could she say all that and still keep smiling? How could she not be angry on some level? But she wasn’t. Zé knew anger, and she wasn’t
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