My Sister Texted That 47 People Were Coming to My Beach House for Four Days and Told Me to Stock the Fridge

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Another pause. Longer. “I didn’t think you’d actually say no.”

“Mark,” I said, “when have I ever actually said no before?”

He didn’t answer. Which was its own kind of answer.

“Get some sleep,” I said. “We’ll talk later.”

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