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I brush s on the other side of the bathrooet in, and I realize I’m the one who should be furious After all, I bet Sawyer could have stopped his dad fro my dad
"He must think I’m a total nutball," I murmur as I swipe a little raisin-colored eyeliner under h the crack in the door "Can you ? My hair needs clay before it dries like this I practically have a ’fro"
I open the door and he stuazines that surfaced since last night
"You okay?" he asks He got hoht with Dad, and I’d filled him in on the rest, except of course for the real reason why I had to go see Sawyer And I get the feeling Trey thinks there’s so on between Sawyer andwith
"Yeah, I’m okay," I say in a low voice "It’s just so stupid" And the bigger part ofI’h I warned Sawyer, he could still die if he doesn’t do anything about what I told hiirl in love supposed to do? In the movies, she has to defy Daddy someday Yesterday was your day The first ofGreat"
"No, I’"
He washes his hands and looks at ht"
"Really," I say, putting s in the drawer as Rowan bursts in and squeezes between us "It’s not worth this I’lljust forget about hiht last night
"Nobody," Trey and I say together
Rowan shoves uys are so mean Move it It’s my turn in here"
Trey and I escape He takes off to meet Carter for his ride to school, and I cautiously flip on the TV while I wait for Rowan to finish getting ready I watch a full five-n of any explosions anywhere And a bonus--the forecast changed, like it tends to do around here Now the weatherwoh," I whisper, and I’m flooded with relief I really think it’s over Even if I’h school as the weirdest freak on the planet, at least I’m not truly insane And at the very least, if Sawyer dies, it won’t be my fault
Jeez What kind of sick person thinks like that?
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On the billboard, I see Jose Cuervo for the first ti I’ve ever seen in my life "I love you, Jose," I say as we pass it Rowan doesn’t hearwhile she layers onher in the shoulder e’re stopped at a light
She pulls an earbud out "What? Don’t freaking buloss off her chin and starts over