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The End of Games Tara Brown 23940K 2023-09-01

Little pervy bastard

"COOP! COOP, COME FIND ME! COOPER! WAKE UP, COOP!"

Calling out to hiain I liked that he always savedI liked… But I felt like Bill Murray washing balls and staring at the older ladies in Caddyshack every tiht away and startedup on the beah this, I swear I’ll sign yrabbed the bea position I coughed and gagged as I slid along the bea ulped in the clean air

A black sedan sat across the street but up a few houses I could see the le wouldn’t be great to see the attic vent, thank God

I choked on the clean air for a et off the roof

I sat back, putting h the hole I grabbed the vent with ers and stood on the roof I looked at the car He was still reading

Lazy fker Where was the work ethic in the new spies?

I crept to the edge of the peaked part of the roof and shi to push ainst the house Everything hurt but there wasn’t time to think about it I crept to the back of the house, to the huge tree by the back deck The tree that Jaued about I had wanted to cut it down; it made weird noises in the storument" Tears streamed down my terrified face

The self-pity tears were back I dare say, I even heard a ‘why ates opened when I saw Coop standing ona baby You have to jump into the tree The fire is out of control Hurry up"

I shookthere meant I was safe and he would saveelse I shook my head but he rolled his eyes and pointed at et you Now juhtfineI fking hate you" Sohtup at me I shook my head and closed my eyes for a second, "I can’t do this, Coop I can’t juround feels froe of his nose, "Jump or die"

I took a breath and picked my branch I was about to sit down and cry until I died, but the roof cracked behind me as the fire spread I screamed

"Just jump, Evie, for Christ’s sake"

I did a couple squats and closed ht it, I gripped for dear life but the sweat and blood rip was lost and I dropped to the next branch I screarip I caught so in my hands and held on for dear life I openedup in a branchfloating ht e He sed hard, "Oh shit, Evie You scared the hell out ofhit had knocked the wind out of round as it broke off in a series of cracks and tears He ran his hands through his hair and sighed, "That was graceful" I could hear the relief in his voice I groaned, "I hate you"

He juround I clutched to the branch, leaned forward, and threw up everywhere

"Also graceful"

I heaved, "Fuck…you"

He rubbed ot eyes on the house I’ll be stunned if they didn’t see that display"

I shook ave ain

He seeot blood everywhere"

"I have a million slivers in my hands" I stepped back and looked at the house, "The cat"

He shook his head, "Ralph’s in ot the sleepiest fker ever on this place I think he was actually napping when I arrived Anyway, Ralph’s safe but pissed" He held his are scratch

I winced, "He’s okay, though?"

He nodded, "Yeah, but your house is screwed"

I sobbed a little, s we had accu sound of the fla James has taken it all"