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"I’m awake" Not what I meant to say I meant to ask if she was okay At the moment, brain and mouth aren’t connected My mind’s jumbled; a scattered mess as I try to sort out why I fell asleep, why I’m in pain, why it’s cold, why ht you were dead"

--why there’s a girl inif I’m dead I pry my eyes open and successfully free one There’s three of her at first and, through blinking, she slowly evolves into one "I know you"

On her knees, Haley hovers near hlight a couple of blond strands in her light brown hair

"Why did you follow me?" she de But no, you call out afterWhy not skywrite I had bolted for the neighborhood?"

She’s tre I reach out and rest my hand on her wrist The skin beneath my own is ice "You’re cold"

"So are you You’re probably in shock"

My thumb swipes across her skin, as if that one ht"

"No, it’s not None of this is all right" She removes her arm and I suddenly feel empty

There’s a tear on her face Just one And she quickly wipes it away The action causes an ache beyond the pulsating ofMy eyes dart around and I quickly catch up on events I’ht, I discovered she had trouble, I followed her here and then I got ret the roan "Are you okay?"

"You should have listened!"

Not an answer, and I leftplaza "Are You Okay?"

"I’ fantastic fine Meeting you is the pinnacle of my existence"

"Souys for theainst the bumper of my car and a rush of air leaves her body "Sorry and thank you It’s--" she waves her hand in the air "--messed up, but that’s not your fault It’s mine"

A car slowly drives around us I expect it to stop, but it keeps going Great neighborhood "They left one"

My eyes narrow on her face, but she flips her hair so it’s hiding her cheek and jaw I blink as ’s off They would have stolen the car "I need to get up" But not a single cell in my body responds "They could coht hand "Trust ht Toht"