Because if their own parents didn't care enough about them to keep them, who would want them in Heaven?
Neal ShustermanYou'll feel a tingling in your chest," says a surgeon. "It's nothing to worry about.
Neal ShustermanAnd," added Mikey. "she's my sister." The others looked at him for a moment, and broke out laughing. "Yeah, yeah," Squirrel scoffed, "and the McGill is my cousin." Now Allie burst out laughing, which made Mikey more annoyed. "If the McGill was your cousin," Mikey said, "I can guarantee he'd disown you.
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