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Eli’s slow as he gathers hiet your cut back on If you ever lay your cut at ardless of club rules, you gotfine toward the bathrooot : Eli’s changing his ot you"

Elances at the door again while I swat at the tears for at the corners of my eye We’re in Eli’s hospital rooed on his bed He’s fully dressed and sitting in the chair next to the desk The club’s lawyer is in the chair next to ainst the wall

I e I tear the tissue inor hear anything and I don’t understand how that’s possible

I scowl in Eli’s direction "An accident? What happened to you was an accident?"

Eli shrugs "I don’t rerandparents’ word for it"

My eyes slam shut I told the truth, Oz told the truth and the doctor told the police officer that with trauet theup to the event

The detective shuts his notebook and asks again, "Did they actually threaten Eli or you? Not how you felt, did they say specific words?"

I s the lump in my throat "No"

"You left before the incident happened"

"Yes"

The officer addresses the lawyer "We’ll let you knoe need anything else"

And he leaves Just like that Goes Another tear slips down my face

"Jeff and I would appreciate a few minutes alone with Emily," Eli states