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“You need to get out of the hospital? Why? What’s the rush?”

“I need out of this city I can’t do this anymore, Reeve Look at ed chest “I have twenty stitches in my chest and half of that in oing to pay money to see a washed-up stripper covered in scars take her clothes off All of this is just so tired and sad I’m exhausted and I don’t want to do it anymore”

I closed the door behind me and walked into the room I set un et used to that or Titus was going to get suspicious

“You’ve been in the Point as long as I have Where else would you go?” I had seen the suburbs, thought I couldI wondered if Key had been anywhere but the Point

“Anyplace where no one has ever heard the name Honor I want to bury her I don’t want to be her anymore I don’t want her life I don’t want to hat she wants” She shifted and used her good hand to push some of her dark red hair over her shoulder Only she could be shot up and bedraggled and still look so perfect “There was this girl that danced at Spanky’s for like six ypsy, not one to settle any one place for too long She was young, but smart and ambitious She ended up in Denver, I think I heard she reconnected with an old flame and has a kid on the way now We keep in touch here and there, so I was thinking maybe I would head that way She says Colorado is thelike the Point Fresh air ether”

“It’s not that easy,” I told her quietly

“What’s not?”

“Leaving this place behind The scenery changes, the people are different, but you’ll still be you and that e part of the city in you You can’t just leave it behind; you can try and fool yourself into wanting so different, but it doesn’t work” I would never settle for an iain

She scoffed a little and then struggled to her feet, forcing me to scramble and help her as she wobbled unsteadily

“I can try Noill you help runtled I had to chuckle at her

“Yeah, I’ll help you” What choice did I have? “So are you planning on telling Nassir where you’re going or that you’re leaving?”

I put a hand on her waist and let her lean on runted in discomfort as the action jostled her

“I already did He didn’t believe me”

The nurses looked up e hit the hallway They scowled at Keelyn but she just smiled sweetly as we slowly made our way to the elevator She lifted an eyebrow at me “They don’t like me, for some reason”