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Damn it

“Guinevere,” I said to her, hoping Hannah would just keep walking, but luck was never on my side

She whipped her hair to the side as she faced us

“Let’s go,” Guinevere replied, allowing ain We didn’t stop until we could only see the distant light of the hospital disappearing behind us as we entered the park Neither of us said anything, and it tookher hand I dropped it

“Do you feel sixteen?” she whispered, looking up at the sky

I thought about her question for a second “Running probably was the leastwe could have done”

“Screw being ot that was her hospital, too You told ot What if I see her?”

“Throw paint on her,” I joked

She giggled “That would probablyI guess it would be best to do what you’ve been doing—”

“Avoiding? Running? No, I’ that” I really was, but what I found odder was the fact that I waselse It would just be messy for my mother and the hospital

As alked silently, I felt like there was soht of her as a friend

“What is it now?” She moved in front of my face

“What?”

“You have this weird look on your face”

“Move I have no idea what you’re talking about”