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There’s a scraping sound, and when I look up, I see blue sky

Oh, fuck

That’s enough space for Finley to slip through I push the motherfucker one

Her body s around ainst my chest “Oh, sweet baby Jesus! We did it!”

She squeezes me I spread my hand out on her shs but then it sort of sounds like crying

“I am not a crier”

“Sure you aren’t…” I rub big circles on her back, and Finley sags against me

“I can shs

I look at the swatch of sky Then I scoop her up and lift her toward it

“No!” She locks her aro up without you, crazy man”

I set her down, and she gives me a look of disbelief

I shrug

“We’re a team”

I nod “Partners”

I hold her pack as she stuffs everything inside When we’re back at the cave’s hs “Thank you!”