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He winces “Maybe”

I stand up and turn back to the car, just in time to see Hamish slide into the driver’s seat

“No!”

I run after it, ainst the gravel Adam stumbles past one He leans over, breathing heavily as he stares after his car

“Fuck,” he hisses “Julian’s going to kill me”

“That was Julian’s car?”

My eyebrows lift when he nods

“I didn’t tell you that?”

“Nope” I stifle a giggle when he frowns at ine if Lily knew that whole time she was sprawled out on the backseat, it was Julian’s car”

That coets a smile out of him

“I’m sure it’s not the first time she’s been there”“Come on, Adam,” I tease “Where’s your sense of adventure?”

I start laughing so hard there are tears inthis as funny as I am but fuck it

“I think it’s still in the car—where we aren’t” He scowls at ?” he adds, a hint of a smile on his lips

“Because if I don’t laugh, then I’ll cry and if I do that, I’m not sure when I’ll stop”

“Okay, so in hindsight, picking up the hitchhiker wasn’t the s I’d ever done,” Adam admits “Who knew some kid who looked twelve could pack a punch that almost knocked me out?”

“Uh,like an idiot

“Oh, bullshit You were just being scared”

“Cautious is not being scared,” I retort “You’re just angry because your little plan to make me uncomfortable didn’t work

“If I wanted to do that, I’d have asked you straight up if you were thinking about ht”

I cringe and drop ot schooled

We’ve been walking for what feels like hours, in the direction of a gas station that I’m not convinced even exists Finally, it comes into view I’ain Ever

He wanted to leave me back where ere stranded and walk by hi there all alone Ha for Adam to abandon me, so he could sweep in and abduct me

I wince, pain driving throughIt’s my choice of shoes that’s the cause If I had known I’d be walking forbooks

“You totally owe e, by the way”