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I let out the breath I’d been holding Dad was okay "Sure, yeah, Moonna be out late?" she asked, and I noticed her voice was tense There was so

"I, no, uh, I’ll be hoh "Good Well, you drive careful Wear your seat belt I love you"

"Love you too, Moot to where I’d parkedout, prepared to leave even before she’d asked if I’d be hoet out of bed any for hihtened, and it beca rabbed ahold of an to puoodthis shit happen And my sweet momma, she needed my dad She didn’t deserve this either

"Fuck!" I roared as I slammed both hands down on the hood ofall of us, and I couldn’t tell anyone Dealing with sympathy from people who had no idea how this felt would be more shit I didn’t need

A ht my attention, and I jerked my head to see who had witnessed nized Her curvy body filled it out just perfectly

That girl was so lucky she couldn’t talk She didn’t have to pretend for anyone She didn’t have to say the right thing or act a certain way

She tilted her head to the side as if she were studying erous or if I needed help All that gorgeous hair and those full lips could certainly help Help et this hell my life had become

I shoved off of my truck and walked over to her I almost expected her to run She didn’t

I inhaled sharply The tightness in my throat had eased so she’d run fro her to ease ry and couldn’t control my emotions anymore They stayed so raw all the time Just like everyone else inaway for her own safety

She didn’t respond, but there was a clarity in her eyes She wasn’t off like Brady said--you could see that kind of thing in a person’s eyes But her eyes, they were alonna stare at me like you want a taste and not speak? Kinda rude"

My own meanness irl, though, she didn’t do anything more than blink She didn’t back away, and she didn’t : She really didn’t talk