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He stilled, and I knew I had hit hi," he said "I was foolish and stubborn and led into his neck, the warmth of his skin like a balm "That was a terrible time"

"We will never have another time as awful as that, not if it’s in s will be better now We’re nearly there"

"We have to finish school I’ so much class"

"The profs know"

I looked up at hi pain in o back to class tomorrow"

He frowned "I want to be here with you"

"I’ to be difficult Bring me class notes, show thehed "Okay I guess that means I’ll have to pay attention"

I squeezed his ar parts"

I relaxed into the rise and fall of his chest, feeling sleep descending on ht, Corabelle, rise and shine"

I turned away fro pain fro ain and peered up at the unfa over ray-er, with a lion’s mane of flame-red hair that would have made Jenny’s pink ponytails look positively ordinary

"Is it ain?"

"It is indeed"

Another day in the hospital I pushedfor a ponytail holder So to ask Mom for

"First, pain meds" The nurse buzzed the bed upward, and I had to bracedown She handed me a cup of water "Take a sip first You are probably still pretty crackly in there"

The water was a cool relief Hopefully I could drink ruown

"That’s a good sign" She passed over a small cup with two pills in it "We’ll send up a soft breakfast You’re going to have some company in about half an hour, so we need you up and about"

She passed e contraption with several cylinders that contained sled a tube at my mouth

I puffed into it, but only two of the balls ain, as hard as you can"