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She blanches "Oh, God Now it allfor help, and I did nothing"

"What? Sara, this isn’t on you"

"Yes, it is Even if it’s subconsciously, I sensed this in her You and Tristan were too close to this to see it I think I was the stranger who she thought ht listen, and I didn’t hear her"

I did this, yet she’s bla herself--a pri her over, and an exae I can’t let her take I pull her to ht I stayed in her life out of guilt, and became a crutch, not a solution" I kiss her forehead "Watch for Aet e a treatht if possible"

"Good" She steps to the , hugging herself, the self-blaht Rebecca, and even the Ella situation, have influenced every interaction with Aht after I save Amber

I dial my attorney, who thankfully answers and is quick to instructup

"He had another client who had to cos at that facility He says that since Aet her couarantee she stays in treat to be easy" She glances at the"Shouldn’t they be leaving by now?"

"Yeah I’ri to think I need to check on them"

"Won’t someone miss Isabel?"

"Not when she has colance down to read what Tristan has written: I convinced her to leave by telling her you wereus at our house We’re on our way out of here now

Slipping lance up at Sara "Tristan and Amber are headed our way" I take her hand to head to the doorway, but I can’t shake the sting of Isabel’s accusations "Sara, about Isabel--"

She kisses me "I’m okay," she promises, but the crack in her voice and the shadows in her eyes when she pulls back tell me she’s not even close to okay And I’m not sure we are, either