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The chill in the air had gotten worse now that it was dark out I began to e left Besides,worse by thesoon Even if it didn’t really help, at least it would take the edge off whatever rong with me

"Samantha, wait"

I froze and slowly turned back to the boy who’d just calledI heard every day, that was for sure Maybe that hy it knocked iven uy who’d showed a fleeting interest in ain He suess he hadn’t been on the streets that long He sood

Bishop’s expression clouded and he rubbed his te me all at once Evenout I have only four more days to find the others before they’re lost to me But…there’s no one Nowhere Maybe I’m alone Maybe they’re not here But they’re supposed to be, and I’m supposed to be able to find the si up at the idea of spending time with him But this was different--it felt different And it wasn’t just because Bishop was a very cute, if disturbed, boy whose path had crossedI couldn’t place So fa, but I felt drawn to hi I’d experienced before I tried to tell myself he was just a troubled kid I’d found on the sidewalk, not someone I should ever be attracted to

I need to walk away Right now

But I didn’t

"Are you high?" It was a guess, probably a good one I needed a reason for his odd behavior, to label it so this would make some kind of sense to me

He looked up at the dark sky "High, yes I need to be high above the city That ht help ht The heavy clouds were threatening rain A bright beas, back in the direction of the aze

He shook his head "I can’t fly here None of us can And it hurts so much--I can’t explain it properly because I can’t think properly I’h his dark,this way, but I can’t snap out of it and get control There has to be another way"

He leaned back against the store , slouching as if it was difficult for hiut

I didn’t want to feel responsible for this guy, but I did anyway I liked to think I wasn’t like the other coldhearted people around here--I refused to let myself be like that I couldn’t sidestep so crazy stuff

I let out a shaky breath "It’s going to be okay, Bishop I’ll help you"

He looked at me with surprise "You will?"

"Of course" I reached for his hand