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A woht tattoos shakes her head "Sorry, honey We’ve been dead for nearly two hours"

In the distance, there’s an eruption of explosions and cheering Cars honk, people shout froht

I run back outside, frantically looking up and down the street, but he’s nowhere to be found Two college-aged girls run past the café hollering at the top of their lungs

No, he’s co He’ll feel me here, like he felt me the last time

"Are you okay? You don’t look so well" The tattooed wo beside me, and her forehead is wrinkled in concern

"My boyfrie--He should be here any second"

The other enize as pierced Abe Lincoln, pops his head out the door "You forgot ," she says

"He’s coie side-eyes me "How old are you? Do your parents know you’re out?"

I shoot her a nettled glance "I’onna wait out here with you"

"You don’t have to do that" The cold wind howls, carrying with it the continued sounds of celebration I hug hter

"Jesus" Abe shivers "At least wait inside"

They coax me back into the café, and I sit at the table in theThe one I sat at o They turn up their lance atthe minutes tick past Ten Fifteen Twenty Josh hasn’t called me since Christmas Day Before I can talk ht to the voiceency His e for Josh to ain as if that should be enough to make him appear