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I look behind me, over my shoulder, back to the e came This is what I’ve heard ain And this girl--Violet--she was raised with them, she knohat no one else knows, has seen what no one else has seen, and she’s tellingof leaves and my head snaps back in Violet’s direction A woer thanon, Violet?"
"This is Rebecca," Violet says to me as she studies the neoman "I texted her for help This is Breanna"
Rebecca inclines her head as if she understands why"How did you know?"
It’s a question to Violet and Violet’s response is a shrug "I’ll wait here for her Breanna mentioned she has to be ho"
"Club’s on lockdown Neither of you would be peret caught" Violet crosses her arms over her chest "I’ll take her home now if you want, and that will prove what I’ve always known--that the wohtens and lifts her chin "Your father raised you better than to disrespect your fa contest that feels more like a duel with pistols Violet severs eye contact first "Either take her or don’t I did this for him, not for any of you"
Rebecca cups a hand to the back of her neck and surveys ht he would have picked, and in case you’re wondering, that’s a good thingfor hio You need to be quiet and do exactly what I say as I say it, do you understand?"
I take another step back as a cold sensation floods ree," says Rebecca, "you should, but you won’t Your naoing to die Women don’t walk away frouarantee your safety if that’s what you’re worried about I’m married to a boardas we’re both wasting tiht he was going to die?"
Rebecca stretches her ar o see him"
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"YOU MOVE LIKE an old man" Chevy sits on the dresser and shuffles cards He cuts the deck, then fans them in his hand as if that shit is easy to do "You act like you were shot or so Then you let your bike slide out froht side of my body is bruised fro The doctor the club brought in told theet tired fast, but I’m on , and Chevy raises an eyebrow In eighteen years, I’ve never asked that question In fact, I rarely ask anything My cell busted in the fall and I haven’t been able to contact Breanna I’m not curious about school as much as I need to hear Breanna’s okay
"Good," he answers "Boring"