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I caught her expectant gaze over her coffee cup as she looked at lance was her hoping for Adnan to head out so we could get physical again

But then there was a crashing sound besidemy vision swim for a moment as I looked at the source of the noise

Adnan

Knocking over a side table as he stumbled

“Don’t feel…” he said, sounding woozy

Then, as I watched, he slid down the wall, passing out as he landed on his ass

It was right then that I realized as going on

Late

It was too late

Because I was feeling what Adnan must have felt sooner because he’d thrown back his coffee in a couple quick sips while I’d worked on er

The cup was e

I watched in slowfell froround

My gazeat me

“Sucks, doesn’t it?” she asked as I slowly lowered myself down, a task made much more difficult with my muscle weakness, but I knew I had to do it, or I would likely slaround as I passed out “You really shouldn’t have kidnappeddown her coffee cup andtoward me

She reached into one of the drawers in the kitchen, pulling out a wad of cash I must have had in my wallet

“I feel bad for Adnan,” she added, getting closer “Offer hih, I hope you have a jackhammer in your brain for a week Now if you’ll excuse me, I have a boat to steal,” she said, smile triumphant as the sleep made my eyes slow blink

The boat roared to life a second or two before the drugs dragged me under

CHAPTER NINE

Shawn