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10 "I lied to you"

"No, it’s justaround in an angry huff and stalking toward her car I, of course, had already taken her keys

I watched as she began searching for the keys she’d left in her ignition frantically Opening the passenger side door, I slid quickly inside The keys dangled froer as I smiled at her That didn’t win me any points But I hadn’t really expected it to She was forcing an snatched the keys and cranked up the car "What do you plan on doing Leif? Going inside and visiting withto be there shortly after I arrive and she’s cho at the bit to kick your ass"

Unfortunately, she wouldn’t be going back to her house Not tonight Not ever "No, Pagan, I just think you and I need to talk"

"About what? The fact you want to take my soul off to some voodoo hereafter or the fact that you stalked me my entire life then took my memories away from me? I know! You want to talk about how you lied toand uy Pick a topic because I’m all talked out with them all"

She didn’t understand Dankht Death as her light? How insane was that? Sighing, I rubbed et it I even understand it I always expected you to be once you knew--"

"Then why do it?" She interrupted

"Because I picked you It was your purpose It is your purpose Don’t you get it? You’d have died Pagan Died Gone on Gotten another life and co to die Death wasn’t in love with you then He was going to take you like he was supposed to There was nothing anyone could do to stop him, except your mother She could choose to hand you over to Ghede and she did She ed a voodoo doctor to save you with voodoo ave you over to my father So you lived You didn’t die Death didn’t take you You got to groith your ot to LIVE Those were years you wouldn’t have gotten had I not chosen you This life you have noould have ended that night in the New Orleans Children’s Hospital" GHEDE! Why couldn’t she just get that? Any other human would understand what she was so blinded by

Pagan started to turn the car toward her house I reached over and took over the steering wheel to stop her "No We aren’t done talking"

She tried to fight me and force the car to turn but it wouldn’t, I had complete control over the direction ould be headed We wouldn’t stop until we reached the old East Gulf Bridge Then ouldn’t exactly stop then either

"Okay, fine You kept ot to live this life I appreciate it but noant to keep it and you don’t care You claim to want me and need me but you couldn’t care less what I want It’s all very selfish of you It’s all about what Leif wants You take no consideration as to what I want You act as if I’m your possession and I should just be happy about it"

She was ed to her too She owned me She just didn’t wantthe car had begun to sink in and her heart rate increased, as did her breathing I was once again scaring her Damn, I hated this