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“Ev, wait” Lauren ran after me as I stormed down the front steps

I turned on her, house keys held before me like a weapon “You told him where I was”

“What was I supposed to do?”

“Oh, I don’t know Not tell him? You knew I didn’t want to see his I didn’t want to “Full hair andhiood grace to look eot carried away But he’s here to ht at least want to hear what he has to say”

I shookaway inside me “Not your call”

“You’ve been miserable What was I supposed to do?” She threw her arht with you I believe him”

“Of course you do He’s David Ferris, your very own teen idol”

“No If he wasn’t here to kiss your feet I’d have killed him No matter who he is, he hurt you” She seee “I’ain”

“You look great But you’re wasting your ti to happen”

“No? So, who gave you that monster on your neck?”

I didn’t even need to answer that Da up the day

“If there’s a chance you think hemy stomach twist “If you think you two can sort this out soot to you The way you talk about hiether a few days”

“You really think that matters?”

“Yes No I don’t know,” I flailed It wasn’t pretty “We never made sense, Lauren Not froled noise to acco plan, isn’t it? LetYou don’t have to ether and be willing to do whatever it takes to ly si about if you fit into so hat you wanted out of life”

“It’s not about the plan” I scrubbed atback tears of frustration and fear “He broke ly take that chance again?”

Lauren looked at ht “I know he hurt you So punish the bastard, keep hi The fker, he deserves it But if you love hi what he has to say”