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"Ready?" she chirps

Dean glowers at her "I know you think I’ll go inside and wipe that off But guess what--I won’t"

"Oh really? You’re going to run through town looking like that?" She tips her head in challenge "No way You’re far too vain"

I snicker, but I happen to know she’s not giving Dean enough credit As o probably hates that his pristine abs have been soiled, Dean also happens to be a stubborn-as-fuck hockey player who’s not going to allow a tiny ballbuster like Hannah get to hie of honor"

He stares at her Gloating

She stares back Annoyed

I clearor what?"

They snap out of their stare-down and the three of us take off in a brisk pace down the sidewalk "We usually run the same route," Dean tells me "Down to the park, hit the trail there, then coether often enough to have a "route" brings a strange pang of jealousy I miss my friends, damn it I hate how isolated I’ve been in Munsen, with nobody to talk to but Jeff andfor a fewSoftly at first, but eventually it turns into full-on singing Her voice is beautiful, sweet and oose bus Hozier’s "Take Me to Church", I can’t help but turn to grin at Dean

"She sings when she’s running," he says with a sigh "Seriously She does it the whole ti that it messes with your breath control, but--"

"I swear to God," she interrupts, "if I have to hear one more lecture about my breath control, I will punch you All of you I like to sing when I run Deal with it"

I actually don’t mind it Her voice is a nice soundtrack to the thuds of our sneakers pounding the pave

When we reach the entrance of the park, I notice the roof of the gazebo peeking through the trees, and I’ht at the water toith Grace She’d told me this was her childhood spot

My shoulders tense, alazebo Which is stupid, because of course she’s not--