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I let the week’s events replay in ot ready for bed Brady seemed less annoyed with me lately, and I kneas because he didn’t have to taketo foist me off on hi to all of theain roll around in my head I had talked to West’s parents but only because I hadn’t wanted to s difficult for theot a chance to speak to his dad again, I didn’t want to regret staying silent

I wanted to be a part of this fa as I didn’t talk or share my day-to-day life, I re toto want me to talk about what I’d seen About what had happened I didn’t want to I was no longer terrified to hearto West had shown ain and not fall apart--but I wasn’t ready to talk about enses knew all there was to know If I could trust theht, then I could talk to the then stepped out and towel driedback to h the bedroo inside I quickly slapped one hand over htly aroundso I could hold my towel around me with both hands

His eyes weren’t on s I was tempted to run back into the hallway

"West?" I repeated

His eyes snapped up to rinned sheepishly "Sorry Didn’tup, but you didn’t answer"

"Co up?" I repeated, still very confused

He nodded to the"This was Brady’s roo in thatsince I was seven"

Oh But as he here?

"You leftthe gao to the field party I waited for you"

This This hat confused s like this He hadn’t asked ht I assumed he had some of his own I hadn’t known he wanted to seeme afterward"

Noas the one who looked confused Why was he confused? He was the one giving ured you knew I’d want to see you Hang out"

I shook rinned at me this time "Well, always assu out with Now, could you "