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Why wasn’t he wearing shoes?

That didn’tcloser attention

"I’runted harshly at my words, almost as if they offended hithe pet as if it were his own child As he stood, I stood As he searched around, I searched around

"Letthe dog treer’s arms I knew I should’ve been annoyed with the tone he’d taken with me, but when someone was in panic mode, you couldn’t really blame them for their behavior He didn’t speak back, but I watched the hesitation in his eyes His face was framed with a very thick, dark, untamed beard His ainst his face, so all I had to rely on was the story he told with his eyes "Please," I begged "It’s too far to walk"

He nodded once and only once When he opened the passenger seat, he and his pet sat inside, closing the door behind the on?" Eet checked out, honey Everything’s fine" I really hoped I wasn’t lying to her

It was a twenty-minute drive to the closest 24-hour anio the way I’d thought it would

"Take a left on Cobbler Street," he ordered

"Harper Avenue will be faster," I disagreed

He grunted, his annoyance shining through "You don’t knohat the hell you’re talking about, take Cobbler!"

I took a breath "I kno to drive"

"Do you? Because I think your driving is the reason we’re sitting here"

I was five seconds fro was the only reason I didn’t "I already apologized"

"That doesn’t help ht," he said

"Harper is the next, next right"

"Don’t take Harper"

Oh, I’uy Who does he think he is?

I turned right onto Harper

"I can’t believe you just fucking took Harper," he groaned His infuriation made me smile a little, until I hit the construction zone and ‘closed street’ signs "Are you always so ignorant?"

"Are you always…always…always" I started stuttering, because unlike so with people I actually sucked at it and nor like a child because words didn’t forhts norht of the best coument took place "Are you always…always…"