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"Running," he repeated "That’s when you put shoes on andyourself fro back to the wall

"Today you do," I said "Or else"

"Or else what?"

"I’ a breakdown and won’t get out of bed"

My chin whipped around at this latest indignity "No you will not"

He pushed a limp curl out of my eyes "Yeah, I will Try h of his bullshit "Get out ofto do with you"

"That’s not the point," he said, those big chocolate eyes watching me closely

"What is the point?"

"You’re not okay And I’ooder I sure kne to pick ’em "It’s none of your business," I whispered

He stood "I’e That takes about fiveshoes while I’ht on that," I lied

He left When he was on his way out of my rooled froot off the bed for the first tiain My storohen I crawled back onto the bed I hadn’t eaten because that required leaving ain When the knock canored it When Rafe tried to turn the knob, it did not budge

"Fine," he said fro to knock on the house dean’s door next"

I leapt off the bed and yanked the door open "You can’t just order me!"

He raised one dark eyebrow "When I’m in a major funk, exercise helps"

"Thanks for the tip" There was no way to stop the bitchy things that fell fro," he demanded

"Fuck no! I can’t even do that"

"Sure you can" He stared ether in the dining hall"

I felt heat onit Whenhall, I knew I’d given myself away But fuck it I did not want to see a hundred pairs of onanywhere near that place"