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I walked over to Bodo and whispered in his ear "Give et that daue of it, he swa it over to where I battled the current, not as close to the edge as I wanted to be

The speed of the water carried Bodo downstrea to meet hi with the effort of holding both guns above the water

When I reached the canoe, I threw thee to fall inside I had expected the, but didn’t care; it was either that or lose the in the boatMy heart froze as I considered what that rabbed the edge of the canoe, tipping it doards me

Inside was a body dressed in animal hide and moccasins There was a lot of blood and the person who it had coasp escapingcannerup to set a response fro really far to the side

"Don’t!" growled Bodo "You’re going to tip it ofer, and we needt to get inside"

"But Jason’s in there" I was so confused Why was he out here in a canoe all by himself? And as he covered in blood?

"He’s dead," said Bodo, reaching in and grabbing Jason’s shirt

"What are you doing?" I asked, freaking out because it looked like he was trying to pull Jason out

"We haff to get in da canoe and he hass to co Jason’s lifeless body towards hi now "You have to be sure! And you can’t just leave hiators!"

"We can’t keep hiaround with Jason’s body

I punched Bodo in the aret his attention "Hey! Asshole! We’re not dulared at me "You want to die? Fine, den Go aheadt and die" He started swi into a hundred different pieces I watched Bodo’s body cutting through the water cleanly, like he didn’t have a care in the world - like a boy we called a friend wasn’t bloody and dead in this boat I was hanging onto Like we hadn’t ever been in love

"What is your friggin’ proble to keep fro into girly emotions

He turned to tread water "You needt to ask ht now?"

"Yes! I do!" I whisper-screamed at hiiven? That you have to hatespecial thatto you?"

He stared atti eye contact with rabbed the edge of it, facing me from not more than six inches away

"What you did … it hurt rier than angry "Trust? You’re talking about trust? You of all people should watch your step when that word coet mad, but that was not the e about?" he asked

Suspicious Guilty He did soe I was sure he’d see it

"You know exactly what I’ trustworthy" I really wasn’t sure what I was referring to; in my mind it could have been the fact that he’d hidden Nina fros But for so hier Now he lookedelse

"Whatever dey said, it’s not true" He frowned

Mya million miles an hour Who’s they? What could they have said? Does he mean kids back at Haven? Kahayatle? The Amazons? It could have been anyone at this point

I decided noas not the time to try and worain Then I would totally take hiht now

"Let’s just forget about it for now and deal with it later We need to put Jason up on the bank"

"He’s too heavy" Bodo wasn’t fighting uilt He’s done soht about it, thee of the river, hauling the canoe with e of the boat, pulling it up to the edge as far as I could It wouldn’t stay there long, but I only needed it to be there for a rabbed Jason by the shoulders of his shirt Shaking him hard, I said, "Jason Jason Are you okay?" His head lolled to the side and for the first tiers on his neck, unable to feel a pulse "He’s dead," I said softly

"I already told you dat He has a gunshot in his chest Move him to da land Co Jason by the side of his shirt

Together, we pulled his stiff body out of the canoe and dragged hi his remains ale