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He’d see that, too Eventually

I was still tellingoverinside, I dropped my purse by the door and otten used to how alive his home was It was full of people, of life, of love I perused the darkened entrance hall, then

That hat I felt as I stood insidehis plaid robe over pajama pants and a white T-shirt--what he always used to wear at night He also wore the slippers he always used to wear around the house

I pointed at the theain"

He looked down and lifted a leg in the air He laughed "Oh, yeah I didn’t even think They were by the nightstand, so I just slipped ’eiven theo The slipper was ahad faded One had a rip that my mom had tried to stitch up a few h tears "Moed on a nail fro past, in a hurry to meet Eric The words would hardly come now "I told her to toss ’em, that I’d buy you a new pair, but she wouldn’t listen She said you loved them That they were your ‘habit’ slippers I didn’t knohat shefordown at the slipper rather than acknowledging otten used to them, but I would’ve loved the new pair, too" He passed byme on the ar at the steps, he turned back and frowned "It’s al still up?"

Oh, Dad My heart felt like it had been torn in half "I had an all-nighter at the library," I said

"Oh" He nodded "Good to know Study hard, Taylor You always do so well ’Night, honey"

I hadn’t slept at the house in five nights The library closed athis h or cry Tomorroas Saturday My dad would leave because that hat he did, and I wouldn’t see him for another few days

I sat at the bottooing bowling tonight," Jeremy Fuller explained "It should be fun"

I had the phone tucked betweento co us tonight"

I had been tyingbefore going to work, but Jerehtat who it was and then panicked For a nized the voice

Jere ized with the first call, saying he had no right to say what he had against Logan…and I kept quiet on that subject I knew he knew Everyone knew, but I couldn’t lie that it felt nice to have soan, on the other hand, hadn’t called or texted Silence He didn’t sit by irls in the back of the rooer either He offered a polite hello and nod once in a while Each ti shoved into me, then twisted around for maximum pain