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"Can we fix it?" I braceover "Can we s better?"

"Perhaps" He looks at the ring on le creaturethe streets" He grazes his finger across the h, since I’ voice "No matter what it takes even if I have to die sooner"

The corners of his lips quirk as he eyes h to take that risk, even in your condition"

I put rows louder, stronger "What condition?"

"Oh you don’t know yet" He’s enjoying himself way too much He steps toward me and reaches for my stoer "You’re choices aren’t just your own anymore," he says

I look down atclicks "No… it can’t be… it’s not…" I shakeas reality slaps hs, but it’s rough and raw "I guess I should be saying congratulations"

Tears pour out of ive out on me and I buckle to the floor I press my hand to my stomach and listen to the heart beat and the fires and screa desperately that Alex was here