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He giveshere?"

I shaketo be dangerous I don’t even knoe’re doing We have no real plan All we have is the need for vengeancetiht eance before, I always took the coward’s path

He splashesso n a hurt look, "I do"

He swi to believe thesoh slips from my lips before I could stop it I lay on o with that bloody knife anyway? Did you kill someone?"

"Yup," I chuckle and look up as the water coversI love late-in-the-day hunting The deer are lethargic and tired fro hunt but the deer are like us They wake up refreshed and ready for the day"

I don’t look to see if he’s listening or caring He isn’t ever going to hunt It’s just soht hunt

After a long ti you rea or ether on our iPods He liked to pretend he didn’t play when older people were there, but if it was justme I remember summer water it Dad said they used to have seeds Big ones too He said that when he was little, he believed if he sed the seeds they’d s on the radio Mos I reirl named Becky in my class whoI don’t look at hi in the cabin and wondering if I was all alone If the whole world had died and leftmy first infected I had run and scra and he wouldn’t leave A man came and he shot the infected, but I still wouldn’t leave the tree I peedin that tree I stayed until I was sure he was gone… but he wasn’t He chased me but I was faster That was the first time I discovered that just because it feels safe, doesn’t mean it is"

His hand coverssky

"You won’t ever forgive him, will you?"

I shake my head, "No Not the way he needs me to"

"He loves you"

I nod, "I know" I look over at hiined any of this was possible It’s better than I hoped for It’s better than I deserve But it’s also too short to waste on not ever knowing if he’s lying to ain"

He splashes water at rin, "I was raised by wolves, what do you expect?"

He laughs and I feel like everything is going to be okay again I never should have letmore than my friendship with them

The sky starts to darkendown the path My inner alaruy I knoould never hurt her He’s not like the rest of them

Anna strips to her bra and underwear and dives in

I look at the disgusted look on Jake’s face and suys"

I wave but Jake doesn’t He looks annoyed

"What’s your problem with Bernie?" I mutter softly

He looks back at me, "He likes Anna"

I nod, "I know, but when I told him she was seventeen, he see to happen until she’s older He is a good guy, genuinely"

His eyes narrowed, "You sure?"

I nod, "Yup It’s Allan we need to keep an eye on That guy’s a pervert I’et the chance"