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"You should kiss her It looks like it would be fun"

Wait, what? Right, Alec So what happens after this ical kiss?

"Who cares about after? You could die tomorrow, you don’t think you should kiss her today?"

Perhaps I shouldn’t kiss her today because I could die toical"

I’ic?

"I have only the highest standards for you, T If you won’t kiss her, have you at least written her one of your poe?

"You have, then You just haven’t shown them to her"

No She likes Mo like that

"Rubbish"

Mmm

"M You have to get back to theht they would I don’t knohy I’ve nearly died a lot of ti one foot in front of the other, T I know you can You always do"

I look across at hi, no older than he hen he died, watching over ent affection that allowed me to trail up hills and down o yet

"I’ll stay while you sleep"

I know soed when I open ht doesn’t burn I suck in a breath through ht, it’s easier I know all this is different, but I can’t putaze, I find Lilac passed out besideout without opening her eyes to fumble for my wrist and check my pulse Then she shoves up on one elbow to reach for my forehead, her own eyes still closed

I see the moment she realizes my skin’s cooler, and her eyes snap open as she stares down at " My voice is a croak I reach up to brush ainst her cheek Her face is streaked with dirt, s, and there’s a dark bruise across her other cheek Her eyes are red with exhaustion, purple circlesthe skin beneath them I can’t even see nohere her black eye fro was