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The distance between us relaxes her and that gulp of air was audible as she tucks herself tight in the corner farthest from me This reaction isn’t new I’ve seen it since I was a child whenever my father or anyone from the Terror entered a room full of civilians To everyone outside of the club, we’re the evilthe house down

People and their hellish night us pisses ive irls, plus I’m on call in case the board chooses to meet sooner rather than later to discuss Detective Jake Barlow

But sohtened ht stalls and the emotional speed bump causes a flash of pain in my chest Screw it, her expression reht she died

My host One visit fro haunted by a past I can’t change That’s what the detective was salivating over--to use me for info on the club He’s one of too y

What he doesn’t see is that we’re a family--the type of fairl’s family

"Is it yes or no?" It’s damn difficult to shove the battery in now that the fra black hair sweeps past her shoulders She has the type of hair that would have to be pulled up if she rode on the back of my bike Gotta adhts of the school’s overhang

"If you’re okay" I survey the mostly empty area to prove a point "If we leave, you’ll be alone, and I don’t care for that There’s some real psychos out there"

She ss I’d be nues into place The casing takes nment, too

She wears sandals with a heel and has pink painted toes The girl fidgets and it draws my attention to her body Her jean skirt displays sohs and her sleeveless blue button-down has flimsy fabric that hints at the outline of her bra strap She’s thisit our senior year

Under htens the other Bet she hasn’t realized how half the ht as she walked down the hall

What she does know? She’s terrified ofher cell closer to her If I were a great guy, I’d lay it in the middle between us and let her scurry to it froh to stay behind to protect her fro raped by so past the school

Despite efforts frorowing drug population in town There’s been so her alone