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“The day of the fire?” I asked

I hated bringing up the fire The memory was one of the worst ones she had

“Yeah, that day”

“I wished I had been there,” he said

“Me too We don’t knoho did this” She lifted a lock of her hair “There is so much we don’t know”

“We knoasn’t The Society,” I said “That has to ”

She shrugged “I don’t know anything any ot to her feet and s as she stepped between them and put her hands on my shoulders “Can I ask you a question?”

“You can askyou’d like,” I said

“Do you like me?”

“What?”

She pulled away “Don’t worry about it It’s a stupid question”

She went to leave, and I grabbed her hands, tugging her back toward o

Putting ainst aze was on my chest, nowhere near my eyes

“Sian, look at me” I wanted her to see me, to know that Iin my head, I had to make her see this was more than just some rules

She turned her head, and I stared into her brown eyes

“Of course, I like you I don’t knohy you’d think I didn’t”

“Gideon, I know … I wasn’t a choice with you None of this was a choice for ht now I’e,” she said “I know they can accept late admissions Do you think your dad will help me?”

“My dad will help you with everything you want You know that What about your mom?”

“I don’t have the resources to find her I … I don’t know her, Gideon My dad took who she ay from me”

“And it has stopped you wanting to find her?” he asked

“No, it hasn’t stopped that I can’t … I need to do soet the laptop fro to try and move on with my life”

I held her a little tighter “Are you pulling away from us?”

“No” She cuppedon here What we need to do” She kissed o to bed”