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SO ALONE TOGETHER

Lend and I were out in the woods again, kissing It was nighttime, but I could see perfectly

"Wow," Vivian said, and I looked at her, then back at Lend andus kiss from farther away made me sad for some reason, like it wasn’t in with "Look at you two go"

I shrugged, unco myself make out with Lend "I really like him"

"Obviously" She frowned "What is he?"

"None of your business, that’s what he is"

"No, seriously, he’s different"

"Yup And hed "Oh, chill out I won’t try to steal your little boyfriend I won’t have to"

"What’s that supposed to lared at her

"Do you really think he’s going to stay with you when he finds out what you are?" She didn’t say it cruelly In fact, she looked sorry forhow pathetic it sounded

"You’re not what he thinks you are You’re not one of them You can pretend--pretend to be normal, pretend to be paranor" Her face was empty

"Why do you do it?" I asked softly "Why do you kill the theo"

"You don’t have to kill them"

She looked at me, her pale eyes deep with sorrow "It’s e are, Evie It’s e’re supposed to do Let the here And if I didn’t take their souls, I’d die"

"You’re really pulling out their souls?"

She shrugged "Souls, spirits, life energy, whatever It takes a huge a, long tiure it’s a in situation They finally get a ticket out of this "

"But I don’t do that, and I’"