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"Manuel," I say, hoping he can’t hear thattoo oes on, clearly off in his oorld A world of pain "They knehere she got it--"

At that ht behind hiinto it about how they’ve found et a stretcher down to the squash courts ASAP

Cooper falls to his knees beside ed from somewhere

"Ambulance is on the way," he says, while Manuel, beneath ave it to her, don’t you see, Heather? It was me And they kneas e roll of Ace bandages froet a look at him?

"They all had basketballs on their heads," I say

"What?"

"They had basketballs on their heads" I grab the roll of bandages froes into the biggest wound "Half a basketball, over their faces, with little eye holes cut out--"

"My God" To pale, blinks down at us "Is that…is that Manuel?"

"Yes," I say, as Cooper leans forward and pulls down one of Manuel’s eyelids

"He’s going into shock," Cooper says, pretty calmly, in my opinion "You know him?"

"He works at Fischer Hall His na to flip out when he sees this I pray that he doesn’t co," Manuel says "A warning to ave it to her"

"Gave what to who, Manuel?" Cooper asks hi him to save his breath

"The key," Manuel says "I know I shouldn’t have, but I gave her my key"

"Who?" Cooper wants to know

"Cooper," I say I can’t believe this I can’t believe he’s interrogating a dying ive your key to?"

"Lindsay," Manuel says Manuel shakes his head "I gave Lindsayin the cafeteria, soht, after it was closed--"

His eyelids drift shut

Cooper says, "Da us both out of the way And I’ to be okay

Which just goes to sho

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I told a white lie