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Jesus No one in Race’s world did anything out of the goodness of their heart In fact, I was starting to think st the shadoas plagued with that particular body part

“My sister is just a kid, so keep your eyes to yourself, Gigantor” I adjustedon my shoulder and narrowed my eyes at hi an eye on me”

“Honey, I got out of the pen not too long ago I have no intention of going back for a pretty young thing, and I also have no desire to have all my bits and pieces cut off and scattered across the city if I get on your boy’s bad side Like I said, I ”

He was preaching to the choir with that, so I just waved hi wherewas for sure: the characters that were now a part ofup with Race were hands down soirl could ever come across I wondered what it said about uys and acade by me as we all pounded up the staircase to the second floor of the building

I was so lost in thought that when I was jostled fro to see who the culprit was The staircase was packed with students and all of thes full of books and school junk, so I was sure it was just an accident and I had accidentally been bumped by someone careless and in a rush I et out of the center of the shen I felt another bu my head around to tell whoever the offender was to be more careful That was a mistake

I had one foot on the steps getting ready to move up andI was nowhere near the railing and didn’t have anything to grab on to or any kind of traction to keepbackhen so in the wrong direction as startled groups of people split up arounddeal, people fall down the stairs all the tiaveto the hard, cement floor a story beloith theto be pretty I let out a scream that died on a short breath because I knew the impact was imminent

Luckily, so and oblivious kid that had to have been unaware of the i my descent I landed half on him, half on the floor Unfortunately for me, it was my top half that cracked onto linoleu sound and pain exploded in starbursts across my vision I could smell my own blood and the dull roar of concerned voices as a crowd gathered around me I heard someone call my name and I tried to turn ony racing through every nerve ending I had Darkness was starting to fill my cloudy vision, and I wanted to call out that so to hurt , I wanted to tell someone to call Race I wanted him

I heard someone mention a fall and I wanted to bellow that no, I had been pushed, but the coppery, iron tang of blood was getting stronger into taste it It was so much easier just to closeo was so easy and I just let the dark fill me up and surround me

“I’M NOT LETTING YOU two go back to the house after this”

I couldn’t pry er that was tight in it fro in Karsen’s voice was shaky when she answered him

“Nowhere seems safe anymore”

Race swore and I felt gentle fingers dance across my forehead Even blacked out and consumed with pain, I would know Race’s touch anywhere

“I’e that As soon as she wakes up I’m headed to that school Soive every student on that caet answers, I will”

Karsen sniffled and I wanted to open my eyes to tell her there was no need to cry, but I just couldn’t do it The dark ar, and while I was here I didn’t have to worry about things like losing the house, falling in love with a cri to kill e of pace

“When she wakes up, the doctor is going to want to do a CT scan She hit her head really, really hard” Karsen’s voice was shaky