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“You’re corave?”

“I went already today”

Dead silence answersto be the one who says so It’s gone on far too long

“Did you go with her?”

“I did”

A hiss escapes her “How dare you bring her to rave”

“She’s rave”

“She’s not your…God” Adele see with us tomorrow I need you there”

“We leave tomorrow I can’t That’s why I went today” Not exactly true, but the explanation works

“You’ll disappoint your father” She lowers her voice, until it sounds like she’s al to me “You don’t want to disappoint hiood boy, Andrew You always do what I say What I ask fro to me and I close my eyes, take a deep breath and pray I don’t fall apart Yet again I’ve been on a nonstop emotional bender since I came back here I kneould be bad I didn’t expect all this, though “I’ood” I hang up on her before she can say anything else

I look at Fable to find that she’s rolled back over so she’s facingmy every move My stoiving you a hard ti the blanket off her body, she gets up on her knees and co her hands on my shoulders, her face in mine Her lids lower and she stares at my mouth, I can see the rapid rise and fall of her chest, feel the coirl, she just…