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It was very beautiful, and I loved it, even though I had no idea where I’d ever wear soant I clasped it behind my neck and went over to the mirror to admire how the necklace looked on , resting right above e

But I would never wear it No ht be, it wasn’t for et rid of

Peter hadn’t been taking Daisy’s death much better than Mae He’d spent the whole ti to classical e, and I et out of the house for a while Bobby had done so charcoal sketches, and even Peter co before the crowd started getting to hi too h to see Bobby’s work and tell him it was fantastic, then we left to let hiood to get out of the house souess," he shrugged "I prefer sitting in the den listen to Joseph Hadyn"

"You and Ezra are so much alike sometimes, it’s not even funny," I rolled ether for nearly two-hundred years," Peter pointed out "We ought to have sos in common"

"Yeah," I said and pressed est wave of nausea hitato wait for me

We stood in the middle of the sidewalk as art students and their friends and family brushed past us Peter put a hand ontraffic so much

"Yeah, I’m fine," I nodded

"You’re sure?" he asked

"I’ht I really ht be

Twice more on the short drive ho ht air would help, and it did help, a little bit Peter asked me about it, but I didn’t want to talk, so I turned up Julian Plenti on the stereo so I wouldn’t have to

As soon as he pulled into the garage, Peer jumped out of the car and ran around to help me out I tried to brush him off, but I doubled over when I stood up The nausea was so intense, I al?" Peter wrapped his arm around me and helped me hobble to the house

"I don’t know" I shook my head "It just… hit et the flu," he said and pulled open the door to the house "Oh fuck"

"What?" I lifted my head, but when I saw the kitchen, I understood

The house had been ransacked Broken appliances and a dining room chair were splintered all over Blood stained the tiles, splattering red on everything

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