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I learned that frohed, shaking my head from side to side "I’ve known fear, real fear Shit that wouldkhaki shorts You think you can scare ain Because I’ve seen what real fear looks like and I’ll tell you soreen eyes, and a lotfelon?" Tanner asked, bitterly "That ht of the party"

What did King do to Tanner at the party?

"Oh, he didn’t tell you?" he asked "I cay to the alhty Ray Price when I saw you two" My eyes ide "Thatyou in front ofyou tell him that you love him" Tanner heaved as if he were about to throw up but took a deep breath and continued, "He fucking ca it in that you were his!" Tanner grabbed the sides ofit back into the carpet, like he was trying to force his point into ain until my eyes started to cross and I saw double Two crazed Tanners were shouting atout of their mouths as they pounded my head into the floor "But you’re not his! You’re not fucking his Ra back his fist, his blow landed in the dead center of s A sharp pain tore up ing myand I had made

"Are you afraid ofjust short of saying the words Tanner’s eyes ide His chest heaved up and down He didn’t blink His mouth opened but no words caistered what I’d said because he stood fro the babystation crashing to the floor around laring so hard I could feel the heat of his stare I flinched when he bent down, but he’d only picked up so from the floor

The phone King had given uttural roar, he lifted his boot

The last thing I saas the heel

The last thing I felt was it connecting with

"So, I’ve decided I’ ht her back hoe in her She waswith s underneath her eyes were gone

"That’s just so ofit back down on the table Grace reached over and picked up the bottle, setting it onto the coaster she’d set out on the table for otten to use

I’m pretty sure that if you went back to le coaster

"Yes It is" Grace reached out and placed a hand on h soelse Besides, you kids needput"

"What does your doctor say about your new life revelation?" I asked, taking another long pull of my beer With Eli out of the way as a threat, and a date to bring uard down

"Oh, what does he know? I’ back to hi hours of my life just to hear him tell me how much of it I have left? It’s absolutely useless So I’ve decided I’ anywhere, and that’s that"

"Honestly," I started, "if anyone can avoidtheir maker just because they decided to live instead…I believe you can" And it was the truth Grace wasn’t just an old lady with too many ceramic rabbits She was a force to be reckoned with and if she wanted to use that force to fight the boat you weed any "And I have to be around for a lot longer, especially now thataround Grand you, once it’s on, it’s hard to get it back off"