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“Outside,” Copper said when he saw Zach He and Rocket followed Zach back out the way he came in

“What are they saying about Mav?” Zach asked

Copper pulled out a cigarette and shoved it between his lips “Not a fucking word,” he said, throwing Zach a pissed off glare “They took him for a bunch of scans We’ll knohen they know or so stream of smoke into the sky “Fuck Fuck!”

An elderly wo wheeled in to the hospital in a chair shot Copper a disapproving glare

“Gimme one of those fuckers” Zach held his hand out to Copper “We got guys on clean up?”

Copper handed hionna torch the place Mav said soonna search for her first”

Zach couldn’t have been“Seriously? Think he was delirious?”

Copper shrugged “Fuck if I know While the nurses weresorabbed ed er all up in our business, but I can’t let the girl burn to death either, can I?”

Rocket shook his head “Shit,” was all he said

They headed back inside and an hour later were told Mav was asking for the just as a nurse in hot pink scrubs caone off in search of caffeination, so Zach made his way in by himself

“Hey, brother,” he said when he reached the bed

Mav turned and grabbed Zach’s ared from wrist to elbohere Shark burned off the Handlers’ brand “You find her? The girl?”

“Shit, Mav, you look like hell What did the docs say?”

Mav shook his head and squeezed Zach’s arirl”

“All right, et her”

Sagging against the pillow, Mav licked his chapped lips and nodded “She’ll need help”

“We’re on it, brother Just worry about doing what you gotta do to get sprung from this joint Nohat’d the doc say?”