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The door opens, cold air rushes into the gy down into a lower gear froside West My ht of him, like I stepped into a hot bath Until this moment, I hadn’t realized howhis word

With his baseball cap on backward, heavy jacket and gy thrown over his shoulder, West srin actually , but then I notice his blue eyes There’s no light shining froh withinto West as he leaves West nods his head and says, "Will do"

I sit on theto knohy he’s not on tiot home safely"

"Hible to say to that

West plops down besideand pulls out his set of wraps "Sorry I’ht it up

He s slide, do you?"

"Answer the question" Because while I hate to adrity issue and it’s one I plan on nipping in the bud now

West pulls his cap off and scratches the top of his head His blond hair sticks out in a hot crazy round "I saw aze "Where? How? What happened?"

"At the hospital I visited my sister and they were there"

He pauses and I have no idea if I should fill the silent gap Tih I’m uncomfortable "Is she okay?"

"Yes No I don’t know" He shakes his head and the shadow of pain darkening his face physically hurts me "She’s out of the ICU and in a nors"

Because both of his hands are untangling his wraps with the fury of a sailor untying knots on lines during a storh, on the spot above his knee "I’m sorry"