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Rome ran his hand down his face, and I reached out and took his ar with her?"

"She collapsed on us earlier tonight She… Fuck, Carillo, she’s severely anorexic She’s been sectioned"

I felt like soh ns, but I thought without all the stress of the Heighters, she’d be okay… SHIT!

"Where is she?"

Rome flicked his chin "Room fifteen But she’s bad, Austin She looks real fkin’ bad"

"What’s anorexic, Austin?" Levi asked, and I looked down to his petrified face

Sighing deep, I said, "She starves herself, Lev She starves herself of food"

Levi’s eyebrows pulled down in confusion "Why… ould she starve herself?"

Putting my arm around his shoulders, I said, "Because she has an illness She’s had one for a long time She don’t see herself like we see her… beautiful… perfect"

Cass jumped from her seat and met me toe to toe "She’s been what?"

I frowned and repeated ot through it enough to coain"

"And how the hell do you know this?" Cass said in outrage, as though she’d been left out of soether forHell, I only left her because I was no good for her, Cass Wanted to save her fro forced to do for h answer for you? I left her because I love her!"

Cass’s bottom lip shook and tears filled her eyes "You love her?"