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Me: E on the phone

Eli: We’ll be back tonight

They’ve been gone for over teeks Longer than expected It’s eaten Eli up to be gone this long fro hiswith the security firm and we need the money to pay for Olivia’s treatments

I pop the cap off another beer This will be et irl to protect

Eli: Anything happen I need to know about?

I should tell Eli that Olivia gave Ee and that today she saw visual proof on a tree that her mother has been around the family more than Eli claied me for the truth and I walked away An unseen wall divided us after so many layers had appeared to be peeled back For a few minutes, I had connected with Emily and with three letters carved into a tree, that connection was shattered

Fuck it It was destroyed because I’ Emily in the dark I take another deep s of beer Why it bothers me that Emily withdrew, I don’t know Attraction That’s what’s between us Just attraction

Me: E today, but she’s fine

She’s fine Fine enough to barely look at h to eat dinner with Olivia and efine without me

Eli: We’ve run into trouble with the Riot over the past teeks Bad tonight Keep vigilant We’ve heard reports of the Riot 30 miles out Too far south for them I don’t like it

This latest trouble with the Riot is news to me and the entire text causes un on uys near the clubhouse spread out and it hits les They’re here because we’re on the verge of nuclear warfare

They’re here because Eirl who has lit up otten lazy Been so focused on getting to know her and on ht of what could lay in wait for Eet past me to Emily