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Eli spent years warping the truth to protect Eets it, there’s another part that wants to shake the hell out of hiot it Anything else?"
"No" I hang up as the hospital comes into view Come on, Eli, you can’t die on me now
Emily
THERE’S NO SOUND in the room In movies, there’s a beep to confirm that people are alive It’s a track of their heartbeat A reassurance that the person hasn’t died I detest the silence There should be a beep
The other problee happens the doctors will need more room to save Eli’s life They told us that the next few hours are critical and if that’s the case then critical ht into a ball in the chair My finger traces the cold skin of Eli’s finger that wears the heartup ain?
They’ve all been in and out Olivia Cyrus Pigpen Hook Oz’s mom and dad plus my own father It’s been busy as they flutter about and talk to e of insanity The only one who doesn’t treat lass door and Oz enters the room He has two cups of coffee in his hand He offers one to me, but I shake my head I can’t break this connection with Eli If I keep touching him, then his heart will continue to beat and he’ll stay alive The monsters under my bed have returned and I’m convinced if I stare then I’ll scare the evil away
Oz props a shoulder on the wall next to me Blood stains the sleeve of his T-shirt and he looks like he hasn’t slept in days "You saved his life"
"Are you kidding? If I had never visited Mom’s parents then he would never have offered his life for ive ive me
"Emily, if you had asked me to drive you into Louisville to meet your mother’s parents, I would have I didn’t know your mom was Riot royalty and it turns out that only a few people did Your uarded secret in the club You had no idea what you alking into"
I suck in a deep breath "But he illing to give up his life for me and that never would have happened if I had stayed in Snowflake" If I had remained in Florida
Oz crouches in front ofto people over the past few hours Lots of people Olivia Cyrus Your dad My parents Eli even opened up before ent into the house He made me promise I’d tell you the truth"
My throat burns "I don’t want to know it any and repeats, "You saved his life today"