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"Have the for them"

When I woke Mason, he turned his head to me There was no reaction, only a bleak look in his eyes The bruises had filled with hter A soft curse slipped from him as he ran a hand over his face Then he lifted the sheets and swung his legs over His stoether under the tee shirt that was stretched tight from the movement As he stood, his pants slipped down and rested on his lean hips

There was another large bruise on his hip A red rash spread over it and the knot doubled in my throat Dried blood was smeared over the rash Some was in clumps, they looked black I was sick to riedback to the rash "That’s a road rash?" I went numb as I asked it I couldn’t believe it I couldn’t believe what else must’ve happened to them I needed to know I sed my knot "How many?" My voice came out hoarse, but I cleared it I needed to know

He looked away

I grabbed his chin and turned him back "How many, Mason?"

"Fifteen" He didn’t flinch, and his eyes held mine steady

My hand felt scorched as I reeled backwards "What else did they do?"

He lifted a shoulder, but it was slow and painful "Why do you want to know? You’ll have that in your head You won’t get it out, Saainst each other "I have to know"

He studied me a moment, and it was my turn not to flinch I didn’t I squared my chin, and my eyes went flat "Tell me"

And he nodded His shoulders loosened, as if he surrendered the fight Then he sat back down, and I sat next to hi close to his and ging hiht my head to his shoulder and brushed back the hair Then he started

"The teaas When we left, they jumped us in an alley Our car was trapped between two of theirs When they got out, we knee had to fight so we rushed ‘eet the element of surprise, maybe a little, but it didn’t matter They were ready, and it was chaos after that A bunch of ‘e to fend thes It happened so fast I couldn’t yell at Nate or Logan before their car took off It went so fast" He shuddered, but clasped hter to hiuy with the bat I went right past hirabbed the bat froone until I caot loose?" There were razorblades in ot caught against so and it ripped apart It was a piece of crap chain I rolled over The car kept going, they didn’t knoas off, but I got to my feet and took off I didn’t feel the pain, Saot back to the group, I nailed a guy in the head He had his hands around Logan’s throat I kept pounding on ‘eot in their car and left I was going to go after it with the bat, but I figured it was a lost cause"