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"I know that," I sed hard "I don’t knohat I did that upset you so much, but I’m sorry I never wanted to offend you And I don’t think it’s fair that you’re going to cut "

"It’s not because you cried" He softened a little, but he still wouldn’t look at me "It was the way you looked atjust charged at us and attacked you and then… I don’t know I’ Ree? I didn’t cry then"

"No, you didn’t," Jack agreed, and he finally see up the ragged holes in his sweatshirt and the blood on his hand

"We should go the hospital," I said

"Why?" Jack looked up at ht I blocked hiain "I was talking about you The dog bit you"

"No, that’s fine" He waved his arm absently and moved closer to the car, like he would escape into the car and away fro deal"

"Yeah, it is," I continued towards him "You shirts all torn up and I can see the blood Plus, like you said, the dog’s probably rabid You’re going to need a rabies shot"

"I’ll go tomorrow It’s not that bad" Jack had stepped so far back that he pressed up against the door I reached for his arm, and he pulled it back from me, but I wouldn’t have any of it

"Jack!" I said firh

"It’s really not that bad," he repeated, but he let me take his arm

The hoodie was soaked with blood that covered his hand, so I doubted his claiasped

There were three little teeth holes in arhtly red and raised, but they were smaller than a pencil On top of that, they weren’t even bleeding

Blood covered his arm, but the trails seemed to connect just outside of where the teeth marks were He probably didn’t even need a Band-Aid

"Ohat his lack of injury

"I told you it wasn’t bad" Jack yanked his arm back from me and pulled down his sleeve

"How?" I stared up at him "There’s all that blood…"