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"And how exactly did you explain the fact that Alex was naked?" Talley dropped her eyes "He wasnʼt He had taken off his shirt to stop your bleeding, but he earing pants"

"But he wasnʼt wearing pants Did the eency crew just happen to not notice that?" When the realization hit of what she must have done led scream as white hot pain burned in response

Talley jumped up and made for the door "You need medicine"

"No I need answers What really happened?"

"You knohat happened"

"I mean, how is it that everyone thinks you were there the whole tiuys thought they were too far away for s started going wrong I couldnʼt hear anything at all and then Jase was inthat he hurt you and needed "

She cae of my bed "It was an accident, Scout They never h "An accident? I was there, Talley They attacked us"

"They attacked Alex, you got in the way"

What the hell was this? Talley was defending them when Alex was dead? "I was supposed to just sit there and let them kill him?"

"They just wanted to scare him off They never , which was evenfor them

Her phone trilled as I attempted to sort ave me a conflicted look

"Go ahead Take it" We were done anyway

She walked over to the hether to get a better reception or to have a ot anything yet?Sunday afternoon?" She looked at me and turned back to the"Yeah, she may be out by thenListen, Iʼm actually at the hospital Can I call you back to finalize things later?" After she hung up, she ca about the look in her eyes briefly quelled er "That was Tinsley She wanted to let you know that he has set a ti to do it Sunday afternoon Your mom said you should be able to leave by then"

"Why is Tinsley ements?"