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He let out a hued from hoas before, but not completely Not like what I’ve seen in the past few days"

I clasped uy--he was one of the zombies, and then hethen he came back from that?"

He nodded

I couldn’t speak for a fullme this? Why did you want to meet me here?"

He looked at me steadily "Because it’s my fault you’re like this I wanted to warn you"

There was a big part of Stephen that had been changed forever by becoray, one that could be s on her behalf--but he wasn’t coed yet There was still some part of him that remained the same Stephen that I’d had a crush on

He was afraid of as to coht to find the words to speak "How long before it happens?"

He didn’t speak for a , Sao for me"

My stomach clenched "What do youdark, soined" He hesitated "Orit kills you"

Chapter 9

Stephen didn’t start laughing and tellwith me He was totally serious This horrible situation didn’t have a happy ending, a slow fading of the hunger like ested, and a return to norrabbed hold of his sleeve as my numbness over his deadly procla up a firecracker inside ive me back my souland Carly’s, too Please, Stephen, before it’s too late"

His expression turned stony "You ers into his aran to pull away fro ht?"

My stomach sank at the sound of the familiar voice behind me I didn’t have to turn around I kneho it was

If I had a neeous redhead, and an aspiring model We went to the sa was co face-to-face with her in public places since she never held back on her opinion, especially when it caht back at her But other times words could hurt me, even if they weren’t sticks and stones