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"What’s happening?!" I shouted, but no one heardon?! Charlie!" I yelled as two nurses tried to pull ? What’s…Charlie!" I said, louder and louder as they pushedht, I sat atroom table and dialed a number that had previously been so familiar to , I held the phone to my ear "Hello?" the voice said, smooth and soft "Tristan, is that you?" The alertness in her sounds …" she whispered

I poundedup the phone I always hung up I sat alone in the darkness for the rest of the night, allowing it to shole

Chapter Eight

Elizabeth

Saturdayup the whole neighborhood as I tried to start the lahich kept backfiring every few seconds Steven had always made it look so easy when he handled the laork, but I wasn’t having the saine one more time, and after a few sputters, it went ahead and died "Jesus Christ!" I kept trying over and over again, hbors fro at ainst ain, I juht

"Stop," Tristan scolded me, his brows narrowed and his eyes filled with irritation "What the hell are you doing?"

I frowned, staring at his tight lips "Mowingyour lawn"

"Yes I a?" I asked

"Waking up the whole fucking world," he gruland"

"Just stop talking" Hht kind of person, so he had that going for hi?" I asked

"Cutting your grass so you will stop waking up the whole fucking world, h or cry "You can’t cut the lawn Besides, I think it’s broken" Within a couple seconds after he yanked the cord, the laer started up Well, this is erass"