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“I can’t think of any other reason”

We both exhale in frustration We don’t seeotten very far

I yawn “Should we ask our questions now?”

“No, we should sleep Tomorroe need to come up with a plan”

I’ across from him, not sure where I should sleep Should I move next to him and curl up on his chest, or should I just curl up in a ball where I’? I still don’t knohere we stand

“No We need to keep talking until we’ve shared all our secrets, or until one of us is dead” I refuse to just go to sleep Answering our questions is just as i to be able to escape is to rely on one another, and we can’t do that if we don’t trust each other

“Fine, ask your question so I can go to sleep”

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I wish I hadn’t started our little ga questions and de answers I could punish her and take time away from her life Now that we are trapped and I have no control over her life, the only way I get answers is if I give her an answerout of truths I can share with her

Not to et no benefit from her answers She either tells me a lie, which only tears us further apart, or she tellsfro Neither of us will reveal all of our secrets Neither of us will reveal enough to change our relationship So what’s the point?

The only reward fro to Liesel I can think of is the distraction fro how much pain I’m in from other people, it still hurts My shoulder feels like it’s been ripped froether, while my elbow shoots a sharp pain up and down my arm But when I look at Liesel and listen to her speak, the pain eases

Liesel purses her lips, considering her question carefully “How did you find out you were going to be a father? What went through your head?”

Technically, she asked two questions, but this is an easy one to answer It’s one I like talking about, too, even if I can’t reveal the entire truth

“Phoenix toldto be a father She was nervous, not sure hoould react I didn’t plan on beconervously next to me on the couch, I didn’t care that I wasn’t in love with her or that she wasn’tto be a father”