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"So kick open another door"

He continues playing witha knuckle over "

I WAKE UP when his rooh it I take them both in the kitchen to explain what happened

"Hold up," Torres says "Silas is doing co? Or the fight with Keyon? Is Coachto get better"

The other roo "Better fro has hih And now he’s hurt on top of that, so I’d appreciate it if you didn’t add to that"

Torres cracks the knuckles of one hand against his other palot this Silas is our boy You don’t need to worry about us, Captain Planet"

I roll o back out to find my keys where I left theer when he’s asleep I erous quality that had both repelled and attracted

Orto understand hier with bloodied knuckles I just see Silas

I reone soft I take them back into the kitchen and return thethis?" he asks

"Because he’s h to believe things are as siirls Either he’ll break your heart or you’ll break his"

I don’t have an answer to that because it’s the fear in the back of my mind that I haven’t allowed h reason to stay away anymore If I let all my fears become locked doors, then it will be exactly as Silas said My life will get s else fits except s I’ve let passout what I want by trial and error, and ot All I know is that I need to be my own person, so the people who are supposed to love et hurt Fros simple That’s the only reason I can do any of this Because as long as we’re just having fun, I’ve notWhatever is happening between Silas and -stone between the oldto find It’sas I reoodbye to Torres and Brookes, and then s that Silas and I talked about He’s different than I expected hientle way he touched my hair The hurt and the hope in his voice as he talked about football

Silas ht be less refined than Henry Less traditional Less open