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Are we getting mar—

I can’t even finish ht in ston if this means what I think it means

Langston takes my hand and, without a word, leads me out of the church Away fro married

He h the streets

“Where are we going?” I ask

He doesn’t answer He keeps h town until he stops so suddenly I almost slam into him

“Wait here,” he says, leavingon the side of a road

He disappears into nearby greenery until I can’t see him

“Langston,” I hiss, co

He doesn’t answer He takes his ti a moment later, he wordlessly takes my hand, and then we continue on The road leads to a hill, but that doesn’t stop hi up the hillside, both of us still wet fro to have blisters fro in wet shoes

We reach the top of the hill when he stops I have no idea why, but I turn and look out at the view, andcos in the air over the town in the Sacred Valley between theonly on us

“I hate you,” Langston says

What?

I turna clue what this is all about

“I hate you, huntress You’ve been a thorn in my side since ere kids You taunted me with your beauty You tortured me with your smart mouth You lied to me Resisted me Refused to bend to my will And you hated me in return”