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"I’ not to kill you," Geo"

"I can’t let you go," Sawyer said, like it hadn’t even occurred to him "We have to wait at the docks until the sirens come"

"Listen to , I will hurt you I don’t want to, but I will Just let o" His eyes were glassy, but his voice was firrip he’d had before "You must wait here until Penn tells o"

"Sawyer, please," Geht now, but you just need to clear your head and re the sirens say You don’t even like theet away froo The damn sirens had hiht be turning into a monster

"Gemma!" Alex shouted fro down the e with Sawyer, so he was charging at theht red and blue lights as the fireworks began The boo sound of therip on her never wavered

"Please, Sawyer, you need to let nored her

"Let her go!" Alex yelled, appearing at her side

"I can’t," Sawyer insisted, his words barely audible over the crackle of fireworks

That was all Alex needed to hear He hauled off and punched Sawyer, hitting hio of Gemma and fell backward to the dock

"Thank you," Gemma said, unsure how else to respond as she watched Sawyer hold his bleeding lip

"What?" Alex turned toward her Between his earplugs and the fireworks, he

She kissed him once quickly on the mouth, since she knew he could understand that But she didn’t have any tiht it was pretty hot the way Alex had just come over and hit Sawyer

But she did feel bad for Sawyer She wanted to run off with Alex and find Harper, but she paused and turned back to Sawyer

"Go," Sawyer said He sat up and wiped the blood off his lip with his arm "Get out of here before the sirens find you"

"What?" Ge for himself