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"Do you, uh, do you want to walk?" I shrugged self-consciously "I haven’t ventured out here much We could explore"

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He grinned "Let’s go this way"

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So, alked The tension eased, and I could finally breathe easier

He asked me about a shoe both liked that had aired a new episode the night before As we chatted and argued about e had and hadn’t liked, the sky went darker as the trees started growing closer together, and the ground became mushier without as much sunshine to dry the earth

But I really didn’t pay too much attention to as underfoot while my hand was so perfectly clasped in Knox’snot until I took a step and lifted my foot, only to realize my ballet flat hadn’t coKnox out of step as well

"What’s wrong?" he asked i his face

I clenched my hand around his so I could keep my balance on one foot "I just lost aze tracked down to, he scanned the ground around us before saying, "There it is"