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"Do you want to clile with me?"

"Iʼm supposed to be real careful not to hurt you"

"You wonʼt hurt me" I patted the eht here Weʼll just be sure not to touch ly cautious as she cli of the h ed not to scream

When she finally settled in I pulled her head down onto my shoulder She smelled of hotel shae of her nose before plunging onto own

"Mommy said that Alex went to Heaven" Her voice treht He went to be with his mommy and daddy"

"And theyʼll take care of him and wonʼt let him be lonely?"

"Of course they will Heʼs in a better place now"

Angel wiggled around so that she could look at o to Heaven too, are you?" Her voice hiccuped as she started crying in earnest, her tiny face screwed up into a mask of heartache If you had asked me an hour before, I would have said it was impossible for

"Iʼ anywhere" I aardly patted her back with my broken hand and covered the crown of her head in kisses "Iʼet better and come home in just a couple of days"

"Proel, sweetie, I canʼt promise that No one can make that promise"

"Proer around hers and promised to stay where I was, in my very own version of Hell

The next ti the chair where il Talley twisted her hair around her fingers as her unblinking eyes flitted down the page of the novel balanced on her lap Fro part

"Hey," I said My voice was still weak, especially when I first woke up

Talley jue "Iʼ? Water? Ice chips? Are you in pain? Do I need to get a nurse?"

"Iʼm fine" I sed and reconsidered her offer "Actually, ice would be aweso seconds later with a styrofoa to feed me, but I fixed her with a look that caused her to hand it over When her fingers touched ized She did that a lot now that I knew about her Seer abilities