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"It’s just a Band-Aid," Silas said, still uneasy Peri wasn’t happy, either "You have to be really careful until you get a few days of base "
"So why aan arranging her underwear again "And how can he answer ?" Silas had saved her, but she felt fragile, as if a sneeze
Silas’s brow eased "Think of him like a mental cop on the corner I needed the flexibility and awareness your intuition would give, and it manifests as a hallucination because disembodied voices in your head can lead to, ah, more problems"
"I’ll bet" It made sense, but she still felt like his personal science project "Why Jack?" she asked Just saying his na hatred toward hiood times--before it fell apart
"You’d rather it be your mom?" Silas said, and her eyes widened as the horror of that slid through her "They’re the only two people you listen to"
"Jack is fine," she said "But I don’t trust either one of theed toward the door "I said listen to, not trust" Silas’s eyes crinkled at the corners "I know this is hard," he said, his voice low "But if I destroyed both ti Opti down"
Tired, Peri put her forehead on her drawn-up knees It was hard to be angry with him, even if it was unconscionable for an anchor to leave twin ti until you can fragment one of the it takes to, ah, find that original list"
She lifted her head, a faint sense of purpose growing "It has to be in ht" Peri wanted this done, and done fast Silas’s patch job was just that
Karley was on her way out, but she hesitated on the threshold, shaking her head at Silas’s inquiring glance No? Did she just tell hiotten in the corner, laughed quietly as Peri’s eyes narrowed "You need to build some memories before you can risk your mental state I don’t knoill happen if you draft You can stay here with Howard and Taf"
"You are all leaving" Karley pointed at the unseen front door "Right now"
Peri began to get out of bed, hesitating when the sheets rubbed her bare skin "You need your list I need ive me the cushion I need Keep me from a MEP" Her heart pounded as she said what they were all thinking, none of the