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"Jessica?" I softly tapped on the door with my knuckles "Jess? It&039;s Bets Can I co around in there, but she wasn&039;t talking Ugh I could take anything-death, torture, knockoffs-but the silent treatment

"Jess? I fucked up, honey Really really bad I&039; all those rotten things" Listing my sins madeAnd who could blame her? I wouldn&039;t talk to me, either

"Jess, letin person? And I&039;ve got a good grovel going, you really don&039;t want to hed "I wanted to tell you I&039;m not evil any I&039;ll-uh-I&039;ll be around if you need to talk Or soo now"

I paused, waiting for her to dra open the door and holler for me to wait That&039;s what always happened in the movies Then I turned around and walked down the hall

This was gonna be ht I&039;d fucked it up all the way around, all because I&039;d decided to read the Book of the Dead instead of rereading Gone With the Wind I felt like Scarlett after the Yankees went through Tara, except less attractive

Marc and Tina were at the foot of the stairs, talking I resisted the urge to eavesdrop-I&039;d ht hours-and sloalked down tobetter, Majesty?" Tina asked Her smile looked real Marc seemed okay, too His shoulders were a little set, but he looked relaxed enough

"Uht now And Iliberties with your person I-"

I grabbed her little paws and looked down into her big pansy eyes "Oh, Tina, I&039;y I suck!"

The corner of her mouth twitched as she attempted to extricate her hands "Majesty, you do not"

"No, I totally do I feel so bad that I tried to kill you I&039;lad I didn&039;t know you could fight like that!"

She laughed and brushed her straw-colored bangs out of her eyes "Luckily for me I must admit, I had a bad moment when you threw your necklace at lad," she added with touching sincerity, "you are better"

"Oh, I&039;m completely evil-free"

"And you rose while the sun was up"

"Yeah Turn evil, get a neer," I joked "It&039;s like the worst trade-off ever"

"H me the same look Sinclair had It wasn&039;t much fun when she looked ataround in the grass like a big blond puppy," Marc said "It was pretty hilarious"

"You hush," I said, but I couldn&039;t help sood after recent events