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“Your hair”

I grab atthem off; I won’t let him

“Relax,” he winks “Stay here”

He leaves ainst the hallall for support as he walks back into the closet A second later, he reappears with a hat

“How did you know there was a hat in there?” I ask

“I can see in the dark”

Then he plops the hat onany loose strands of my blonde hair until the hat hides it all

“Let’s go” He yanks me hard into the side of his chest as alk back down the hallway and out of the convention center, looking like a couple attending No one pays us any attention No one knows it’s me

We walk to his parked car down the street I willingly cli that this could be the last tiston has his way

I smile at that New York wore ston h he’s the one oing to enjoy the fleeting feeling

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“Where are we going?” Liesel asks as I start driving away

“You really think I’ to answer that?”

She s as it isn’t this city”