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I watched as the old anger that haunted him e first met seeped back into his body He fixed his scarab eyes onhis lips harshly against my mouth

I didn’t kiss hirowling in frustration "For fk’s sake! Please Please You’re scarin’ the shit outta me! You need to start dealin’ with it, dealin’ with everythin’ that’s happened"

I just turned away and stared at nothing

"You can’t even bear to look at me, can you?"

I narrowed my eyes, whipped back to face hi at you! Tell me, Rome, ould like me to deal with exactly? The fact that yourbaby?"

Roritted teeth, "Our baby, and don’t you ever forget that I ith you all the way until the end… still am! I’m still fkin’ here, tryin’ to pull you outta hell!"

I shrugged nonchalantly and turnedto bubble up my throat, but I pushed it down--deep, deep down I couldn’t allow myself to feel

"You knohat? Fuck this! I’m out!" Romeo marched out of the door and I watched as he bolted down the corridor, his back rigid fro to just never wake up

A newspaper being slapped on the bed table awoke me from my sleep A very drunken Kathryn Prince stood at the end of htly shut, blinds closed

I was trapped

"What are you doing here?" I asked angrily, scurrying to prop myself up on the pillows

She s herself on the seat besidefrom her pores She appeared co out in knotty clumps, and her eyes were surrounded by deep, dark circles, her red lipstick slightly ser at me and her face contorted into a vicious expression "You’ve ruined us, you little whore"