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She reached through the door

I stepped backward, raising ers instead of five"

"God, why don’t you listen?!"

"Because I don’t believe a word you say!"

"No, not with your ears, you silly cow"

I laughed "Great way to get ain and we’ll see--"

"Didn’t Jethro teach you anything?"

I froze

Livid rage cascaded down s, my arms, my mind "Don’t you ever--"

"Talk about hier than he’s been yours"

My ears bled "Was, don’t youto either of us, and that’s all your fault!"

She sighed, rubbing her face with her hands "Why are you so da?" My eyes dropped to her attire

I paused, forehead furrowing

A black blanket covered her legs, along with a black hoodie and black gloves She’d either takento a new extreme and fashioned her pyjamas in darkness too, or…

"What are you up to, Jaz?"

Her eyes wrenched up "Finally! You finally ask a decent question" She looked over her shoulder "Letto happen"

"I don’t have all freaking night, Nila Let me inside before it’s too late"

My heart skipped a beat "What--what do you mean? Too late?"

"I’ll tell you if you open the door"

"Tell me before I open the door"

I wasn’t naïve anymore I wouldn’t fall for any more Hawk traps

She had her motives and secrets--sa…what did she mean? With my instincts? With my heart? What could she possibly have to tell me that I didn’t already know?

She was a heartless bitch who should’ve died and not her brother

She scowled, her sleek black bob pinned back from her face Thewas off--soo on a robbery spree

She looked as if she knew so she’d lived through the past few hours was a lie And this was the truth

This was real

I lowered htly, fresh tears strea down her cheeks "Will you believe ?"

Goosebuged as if she could finally share the burden she carried