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But now…

Well, it’s obvious he cares even less for me than he used to I succeeded when he proh to resentof my life He did his best to make our first conversation in four years as onistic as possible, for God’s sake

Any pretense of faone It’s time for me to move on, to move forward toward a better life

With Lark

I’ about that the sa else

Head on straight onceboat to the back of lance in the rearview

It’s too dusty to seeback

Chapter 7

Mason

Date Two

I pull up to the curb outside Lark’s parent’s house at three p outside on the front porch I jurin, so excited to see her that I’m halfway up the walk before I realize she’s not dressed for an afternoon on the lake

In fact, she’s not dressed at all

At least, not for leaving the house

“What’s up?” I glance down, gaze skiray t-shirt and thin pink pajama pants

“I’ her nose with the tissue wadded in her fist “I woke up yucky”

“What are your sy she’s up to date on all her vaccinations “Any fever? Body aches?”