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"Thank you so much" I relished the feel of his solid arainst , I closed my eyes

I could stay here and let hih his arms would surely break off by then He would probably try it anyway I s," he replied

I forced a s here today to help you, and you ended up helping me"

He paused for a moment, then asked quietly, "Are you okay now?"

I nodded, that foggy feeling of old otten all about the fireworks show I’m usually either inside a shop or attraction, or over in the other park, California Adventure, where the fireworks are farther away It brings back a lot ofsounded like?"

Now that the boo had faded, I could think more objectively about what happened, talk about it like I always did--as if it had happened to someone else "They sounded almost exactly like that And I still hear thehthbor or friend whose house had been co duck, waiting for your own dooainst hi, I couldn’t shut up

"And snipers…there were snipers too One day ere at a park and Zora, ht in front of us She was dead in minutes I didn’t even knohat had happened, and Mahtened around me, and I realized in that h I was now past , which pro next to where we lived was bo in the bedroom where my sister and I slept caved in We were buried under plaster It wasn’t serious and eren’t injured, but it was terrifying I just re to die There was no electricity and everything was pitch black All I could hear wasThat was the final straw forain "You’re safe You’re here now"

I shookthose fireworks--can takeEspecially for children"

I looked up at him The noise outside had died down, but we didn’tand deep When we finally caain, Wil Thank you"

He was silent but s very satisfied with hiive you the quest to take me on It’s a S dolls A o home then?" I ask

"Yes"

"Good Your place or ed "You’ll give in sooner or later Ato change htened aroundto the challenge "So I guess the person who is the most stubborn in out?"