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I sprawl on the blanket next to her feet, and tug her down into hs as she tries to get situated

"Rusty, no But the otherIits way into fall, and though it’s warainstabove us The countryside stretches out for miles in every direction And neither of our lives has ever been so cos Not with her in my arot uys from the team to help with a new protest about the shelter I ht be able to help, thatto draw more attention so that the prosecutor would take a ed the subject

I don’t knohen life stopped feeling s, too much to handle, but I know it’s easier with Dylan in h to face whatever coue

One Week Later

Dylan

I co the first and only other gah up in the student section, so I’d only really seen these big, hulking gray and red ame It’s only a six-hour drive, so Dallas, Matt, and I oodness, Silas in a unifora art project to work on, and I can tell by the persistent worried look on Dallas’s face (and the way she keeps checking her phone) that she feels badly for leaving her behind

Stella loves football Or loved it

But we have to trust that she knows her lines And maybe she really does have a project she needs to work on, but if she doesn’tI don’t blaroove of being without her, though Matt tries to fill in, stepping up to play DJ as we drive But the drive feltjust less without her

"Ryan talked to her," Dallas says, after receiving a text "He said she’s really at the studio He heard her talking to soood," I say

Dallas nods "She’s strong"

"She is"