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Shannie remained silent

"You know," I turned to her "You knoho I am You knohat my life was like You knohat, what, what I said, what it means, don't you?"

Shannie nodded her head

"Tell me Please Tell me what it ain The corner of her mouth twitched, like when I first woke up in the hospital Her eyes welled with tears and then she sighed

"What? What is it?"

"Tell me what you know?" Shannie said

"Goddamn it! Why can't you just tell me?" I pounded the bed with both fists

Shannie rose "I'll be right back" Her eyes held mine

"Don't leave me?"

"Do you trust me?" she asked

"Should I trust you?"