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“What did you see?”

“I saw the girl who killed hter’s irl I used to care about ” Jude scratched nervously at the side of her face Her skin was crawling suddenly “What’s wrong withcrazy ”

“Not crazy I thinkThere’s one today, you know At two ”

“That talk again?” Jude sighed and sat down, tapping her foot, fisting and unfisting her hands “I arieving parents Should I talk about Mia? Will that bring her back?”

“In a way ”

“Spoken like a person who hasn’t lost a child No, thanks ”

“The only way to get clos—”

“So help me, God, if you say closure, I’ll walk out There’s no closure That’s just a bunch of claptrap I still can’t listen to music—any music I still cry almost every tihter and she can’t hear oes away ”

“You used to say that you felt gray ”

“I said I live in the gray A thick ashy fog ”

“And you thought the rain looked ashy the night Mia died?”

“Yeah, so?”

Harriet peered at her over the rims of her half lenses Her point had been ray, I thinknow Shapes People ”

Jude stopped chewing her nail “What do you mean?”

“I know your pain won’t end, Jude I’ ready to accept that therelike an overbred poodle right now You’re afraid of feeling, and it’s happening anyway You opened up enough to let Lexi Baill into your house That’s a huge step, Jude ”