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I walk back to the living roo toward the stairs "We’ve got a room to clean"

We spend the rest of the afternoon cleaning out Les’s roo to her in one box, then we put all her clothes in boxes to take to Goodwill I take both notebooks and I wrap them in the pair of jeans that have been on the floor for over a year and I place it all in a box A box I keep

After the room is finished, my mother and Sky head downstairs I stack the boxes in the hallway, then turn to shut the door Before I close it coain I watch her smile

Chapter Forty-nine-and-three-quarters

"I thought she said she wasn’t going this weekend," I say to Sky as alk through her front door

"I begged her to go She’s been stuck to o do her flea , I’d run away"

We make our way to Sky’s bedrooet you pregnant tonight?"

She turns around and faces uess we could practice," she says, s

And we do We practice at least three different tiled together beneath her sheet She’s holding up our hands, which are clasped between us, and she’s staring at them "I remember, you know," she says softly

I tilt my head until it meets hers on the pillow "You reers away, then she wraps her pinky around mine "This," she whispers "I remember the first ti you said to ht"

I closeafter Karen brought etwith it So I thought about youand I told her I wanted to be called Sky"

She lifts up onto her elbow and looks down at me "You were always there, you know Even when I couldn’t rememberyou were always there"

I push her hair behind her ear and kiss her, then pull back "I love you so much, Sky"

"I love you, too, Holder"

I pulldown at her "Will you do me a favor?"

She nods

"From now on, I want you to call me Dean"

Final Chapter

Les,

It’s been a while I ca boxes to pack for college I also came across the pair of jeans that sat in your bedroom floor for over a year I just threw them in the hamper for you You’re welcoe Pretty cool, huh?