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“I’m sorry” Tentatively, I sat down on the step next to you “I know that you liked Lazlo-”
“No, I don’t care about you sleeping with him,” she rolled her eyes “I mean, yeah, I liked hi to hiht “You were gonna leave without saying goodbye”
“I didn’t kno to I thought it’d be easier on you guys” I shookwould be easier?” Harlow looked at ot to say goodbye to?”
“I’hed “I had a lot in onna trade places with your brother?”
“Yeah,” I nodded “I have to”
“I don’t want you to,” Harlow said quietly
“I know,” I said “But this is a nice place here, for you You’ve got stuff to do here and friends, and that Bishop lady likes you” I loweredthat Lazlo was probably eavesdropping “And Lazlo needs you He needs someone to take care of hihed, playing with the heuy who loves you, and you know, risking your own life”
“Yeah, he is,” I admitted “But it’s not just hiuys I’ve tried to protect you since the day I ain?” she asked
“Honestly, I really don’t know”
Without warning, she threw her ared her back, and realized this was so ht it would be
After she calmed doent back inside She took a shower, and I went back to the bedroom Lazlo didn’t say much, so I lay doith hi me so close it hurt, but I didn’t coht, and I don’t think Harlow did either When it cao of ot ready
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The plan changed I quickly figured it would work better involving more people, so I enlisted Harlow and Lazlo to help Well, Lazlo actually insisted that he be part of it
The quarantine was cohts, and I don’t think anyone else ake We met Tatum outside the mess hall, and he and Lazlo eyed each other up for almost a fullthe door to the building, but they didn’t look very alert The new, revised plan called for a diversion in the form of Harlow While we snuck off into the shadows, she started yelling for help The two soldiers i on
As soon as they were gone, Lazlo and I followed Tatum over to the door He punched in the key code, and we all ran inside I’m not sure what Harlow told them exactly, but it didn’t h the doors that this would be the last ti down the hall, but I stood there for a oodbye to all the freedom I had once cherished