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“Not untilThe noise wasn’t noticeable, not really, so I turned down the radio to listen It vibrated a littlehappened” She was starting to get upset, reain “I’ve been busy, Tate Between the party, the work on my house and the psycho stalker, I’ve been a little preoccupied”

“No one is bla you, Teddy I’m sorry I left the way I did and I know you won’t believeti head and I had to get away”

“Sure,” she snorted, which told y

Or my excuse, I wasn’t really sure “It doesn’t y”

She wouldn’t listen, not now But that didn’telse, Teddy and I had become friends and my behavior had betrayed that friendship “Maybe I don’t, but I want to be a better person than that for you You deserve more”

She scoffed “I have exactly what I deserve, Tate Believe me”

I didn’t believe it, but I knew arguing the point with her noould onlyyou?”

“At least another night I ht have a concussion and since I have no one to watchme” Her words weren’t accidental, we both knew it, but I don’t think she meant it to hurt To Teddy, it was just a fact

“And?”

She shrugged “I have a sprained ankle and a broken ar out You should probably go check on Jana and Max”

“They weren’t in a fucking car accident!”

“Don’t yell atasked you to come, anyway?”

There was the fiery beast I knew she hid within her “Not you, because you would never ad someone, would you?”

“What would be the point of needing people when they just leave? I’ll stick with myself since I knoon’t let me down” She sucked in a deep breath, her pain written in every line drawn across her face Watching her struggle to reach the call button toreit in her hand

“Thanks,” she growled at me, clearly not thankful