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Oh, I did

Obviously

Did the asshole think I wouldn’t or soht about that every minute after he opened his mouth and said those words I suppose I always kneas co I just preferred to havein denial I think in soht I always had ic thing

"What are you doing here?" I asked Carter I wrapped the covers around myself as the icy wind tore into the room "And shut the ill you?" Winter in the Pacific Northas a bitch filled with buckets of cold rain and heavy winds

"I’ off the bed "I’ve coether "What are you talking about?"

"Ron kicked me out," he simply said He picked up my backpack off my dresser and enments fell out in a heap

"That’s my winter break’s hooing to put your clothes then?"

I was so confused My head was spinning "Why do I need clothes?"

He sighed and shook his head atdu with me"

I paused "Your father’s kicked you out ten million times before, Carter"

He kneeled down to my level, and my eyes widened when I saw his lip was busted up

"This time it was different," he told htly brushed his lip He was stoic about it, liketo him Of course, I was used to this

"He hit you," I whispered in shock

"I hit him back," Carter replied evenly He pulled away fro drawers and shoving whatever clothes inside I cringed when he grabbed a handful ofh!" I went at hi ridiculous! We have nowhere to go!"

"I’d rather we have nowhere to go than be here in this shithole!" he fired back, pushingat this point He couldn’t just decide this for the both of us I stepped away and watched him fill my backpack to the brim with clothes I was a little disturbed by hoell he’d sorted through the which ones I wore and which ones I didn’t Carter was a lot iven hiainst the door "I’ anywhere with you"

"Yeah, you are"