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"Having a spa day, what do you think?" Brit gives s the sweater over her head

So that’s how it’s going to be

I sigh, and put the car back in drive--this tiet darker, and the spatters of rain turn into a thundering downpour against the windscreen The streets are all empty now, some of the s on the stores barricaded shut ooden planks

"See?" I tell her, squinting to see through the wall of water "You would have been stuck out in the middle of this"

"Gee, thanks" Brit drawls, still bitterly sarcastic "Next time my jerk-off ex-boyfriend decides to throwweather"

I look over "Are you OK?" I ask, concerned "Did he hurt you?"

"Hurt…?" Brit snorts "I’d like to see him try"

"OK…" I shoot her another curious look, but despite the pale skin and last night’s ed around her eyes, she looks fine

"Anyhy should you care?" Brit snaps ataround That’s what you’re doing, right? Bailing out of town Again"

The twist of vulnerability in her voice sends a stab of regret right through o, I was so caught up in my heartbreak over Mo out on Brit without even a word We’d hung out a bunch that suh she acted like , I know she looked up to me, like a sister The way I left wasn’t fair on her

"I’oodbye," I tell her quietly, coain

"No, I mean it," I say, sincere "I’izing to"

I frown "What do youme? My brother!" She stares at me like I’m the devil and a totalheart, and I was the one left trying to clean up the , and cli the door behind her I’m left, dumbstruck in the driver’s seat

Wait, what?

I scra as the cold rain hitsThat’s not how it happened!"