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I roll my eyes "Obviously"

"And Brooks, I want you to be careful, as well Especially after what happened the last time you tried to tail your father; you need to be extremely careful"

"What happened when he tailed his father?" I ask, thinking about last night and Doc’s rant about punishing his son

"My father figured out I was following him, slammed on his brakes, and caused s "It was no biggie, really I just told hih, he doesn’t truston him forhis face "If he’d found out--"

"Then he would have killedinto, Stale I don’t need a reminder of how fucked up my father is"

I unfasten ood look at hi this, though?" If I’uy, I need to know I can trust him

Stale translates for h Brooks voice "So his death won’t be for nothing"

"Brooks’s brother was helping us," Stale explains, slipping his tie co it onto the floor "And Elderman found out"

"And had hiht "My father did nothing about it, didn’t care He saida traitor"

"You can trust Brooks, Ryler" Stale shoves the shifter into park "He wants Elderman in jail probably as"And I’ll do anything to get him behind bars"

Fro the truth I just hope I can trust hiht not be in this alone anyy all the tiives us a rundown on what he expects of us Our jobs at the writing center will allow us time to collaborate our information, but Stale presses that, for the most part, we need to remain away from each other

By the time I hop out of the car, I’ht, I was so deteret out of this ht back into the criminal world

It’s not until I reach the stairway that I realize I have another huge problem It’s after five o’clock already I’veEize, but I don’t even know her number Maybe it’s for the best I should probably keep her out ofto continue to be an inforh--the one that just falls off the radar of a girl they like, just bails out like Aura did with ot so many problems already, and she said she trusted me after she let me touch her so intimately

I decide to leave her a note on the door At least we can talk if nothing else Perhaps be friends I like having her around, like talking to her, kissing her

I shake rab a piece of paper and pen fro came up, and I had to work late Rain check?

I tape the note to her door and then jog back to ht I’ ht