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“Alith the pin-ups…and the bath tub faucet”

“Shut up, cow! That’s secret!” Her hand slaps htly “I’ve the least options of anyone, being born at the worst time”

I can’t argue that Everyone within five years of Dot is female—just a stroke of poor fortune

Fog rolls over the windshield Through the haze, the ahtly in the row even rainier I get a deep, quiet breath and move my hands off my face Must behave like normal

“I don’t know, Doro He’s…like aus out” It’s not untrue He was frantic to free us before the dawning of the olf hour, as I’ve come to think of it

“After the first day, we assu neither of you surface”

“What sort of talk was there?”

“Only a few talked”

“The usuals, I suppose”

“But most felt he’d protect you Baseball players, they’re an honorable sort, after all I think no one worried for your virtue”

I nod, staring at the glove box in front of me

“Tell lorious to be so near to him? I’d never tell a soul, but even so, who

wouldn’t understand if you admit it was?”

I shut my eyes so I can’t see the lovelorn look on her face “It wasn’t glorious, Dot We were trapped there”

She sighs, and guiltsort of sensation, liketied into a knot