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"Your father was trying to get a hold of you but you weren't answering your phone He orried about you and called me at work I was so worried about you"

I pulled out ot any calls Then I saw that my cell had shut off, the battery dead "Oh crap," I said showing her "The battery died" I shrugged

Then she saw my injury

"Kate, what happened?"

"I fell," I said, stuo to the hospital and get stitches"

"Oh you poor kid How did you fall?"

"I slipped on the way to the bathroom in the dark"

She saristband from the hospital ER and took my wrist in her hand "St Luke's? Why didn’t you call me? You should have come to Harlem and I would have stayed with you"

"We're not really on friendly ter to bed"

I opened the door and before it closed, I turned I didn’t want to antagonize her

"I'm sorry I didn’t answer your calls I didn’t even know you had called Why are you even here? You've just been sitting in your car?"

"I got off ht I'd come by and see if you were at home I was al?"

"I' to leave "I have to go to bed Thanks for being concerned about e my phone and send my dad a text"

I forced a s her on the sidewalk I just couldn’t lie to her any longer

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