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Professor Milo’s hand was extended, and Silas didn’t take it, even as Professor Woo’s expression pinched in worry Silas wanted to smash Milo’s face He wanted to shove him into the wall and beat hi, his lip twitching as Peri dug her fingernails into his ar him

"Silas already hit you once," Allen said "Just keep talking, and he’ll do it again"

Professor Woo gave Milo a nudge, and he let his aro

Silas choked "She did change the past," he , and Milo slowed, head cocked "Don’t you ever forget that"

Pausing, theshot, but there wasn’t a ainst his stark white shirt, he walked to the door

"I’ll see you to Silas’s elbow in parting before hustling after Milo

Peri exhaled, eyes following the retreating ood or not"

"Good," Allen said, sweating as he took Silas’s discarded punch and downed it "Real good"

Ti Milo himself remembered a timeline where he had been shot There was blood in his car, and a hospital report--even used bandages in his trash and pain meds by his sink But by the way Professor Milo shoved the door open as he left, Silas could tell there wasn’t a mark on the man Day by day the differences that had been created were being rubbed out by the passage of time Except for Summer’s absence

"It’s going to be okay," Allen said, frowning at everyone avoiding eye contact "The seet better"

"Not forto find a new normal "I quit"

Peri jerked "Silas, you can’t," she blurted, far more distress behind her eyes than he was co his back and turning away fro I make, they pervert into ways to control andto do it any, and finally Allen cleared his throat

Turning back around, Silas flushed An older wo before the his nose wrinkle

"Can I help you?" Peri said, her tone telling the wo as she handed Silas a card "And I can help you," she added decisively "You want toThere is a tierently

"All of you are invited," she said, not answering Peri’s question "I insist All three of you Tomorrow Noon Address is on the card"

"Hey Lady," Allen began, but the woman patted his ar to walk to the door

"Fran Jacquard," Peri said, having taken the card fro a sense of purpose, Silas took the card back and tucked it away "Poetic justice"