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She looked hurt at that, but nothing I had said wasn’t true We barely saw each other, and she didn’t know anything about me The only one that would be hurt was Milo, and I’d still see hi towards my room, and she held up her hand "Don’t even think about! That roo in your life So when you leave, you take what you got on your back, and that’s all"

"Fine, whatever" I tried to act like it didn’t bother s behind Like CD’s, diaries, underwear, and everything I had ever owned But I had made up my mind, and that was it "I’ll see you… maybe never" Then I turned and waltzed out of the apartment

"Alice!" Milo burst out of the aparted his half unzipped backpack and raced towards me "Why did you do that?"

"It just seeer" I tried not to look over at him, so I wouldn’t have to see the pained expression his face Leaving hoo live with Jack?" He sounded sined by the idea

"I don’t see what choice I have" The elevator doors opened and there were several passengers on it, which I was kinda grateful for Milo would be less likely to press me for answered, so it’d be easier for me leave details out

"You definitely have a choice!" Milo insisted, ignoring the crowd in the elevator "I know Jack and his fa, but you haven’t really known hiood to be true There’s got to be a dark secret hidden there"

"You just , and I realized with the surprise that it didn’t hurt Runningmy bottom lip, I searched for any bump or scratch from when I had bit it earlier, but there was none Jack’s saliva must’ve healed it

"Come on, Alice," Milo pleaded when the doors opened "Be reasonable"

"When have you ever knownout of the elevator, and he just rolled his eyes

We walked outside into the cold, and I wrapped htly around me All I had on me were the clothes on ood chance that one to bed

"So what?" Milo alking to the bus stop, and since I had nothing better to do, I walked with him "This is it? This is like the last time I’ll see you?"