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The prince spoke up first "I’ another wink "And the ape at your feet is Michael"

"Ape, huh?" Michael asked "That’s the best you can do?"

I had to admit, Michael exuded a Brando-esque kind of coolness that I’d have bet hed "I’ with a limited education here"

"It shows"

Once they had me all tucked in and Eric and Michael had stepped out of the room, Donovan kneeled down beside h it hurt "I know"

"I like you"

I placed a hand on h I were insulted "Last I heard, you were fucking in love with et started," he said with a sheepish shrug "Nobody wants a fool in love for a leader There’ll be rebellion, chaos,shirts" He kissed the back of my hand "Get soain, the e inside me Reyes could bite my ass My dad could bite my ass Uncle Bob could … Well, no, I still liked Uncle Bob I was in seriousain Depression really did make a person want to sleep all the time Who knew?

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Sorry about what happens later

--T-SHIRT

Right in the irl with an eye patch kept trying to convinceupthem in a Dixie cup, I heard another voice One so faonna sleep all day?"

I rushed toward consciousness and threw an arm over my eyes in protest Maybe this time it would work Maybe this time it would block out reality and I wouldn’t have to face it, ’cause reality was sucking of late

"I’ll take that as a yes"

After a long exhalation, I opened ain I started to rub it, but I forgot and tried to usepain shot up the underside of it Clearly, painbetter Gries

I took a deep breath, clahonthe same shirt from several days before, loosely fitted jeans, and work boots With one leg up, an arme in, and he seemed almost disturbed by what he saw

"Is it

"You weren’t kidding," he said "You’re bright, like a beacon, shi and warm You’re like the flame that draws the moth"

A lu from him He had so much more to do, so much life left to live "I’ ofa tad ridiculous, but I couldn’t stop it Any more than I could stop the rains frorip on my emotions

"Charles, how on earth is this your fault? I was doing my job"