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“Banks!” Akara yells again “Get your ass out here Now!”

Fuck, Kits sounds mad Maybe even worried I doubt he wants to mess around with fate after it literally bit hi out to Banks and I even conspired to buy hi Jane and Thatcher to pick up a BLT at the diner in town

My pulse races the longer Banks disobeys Akara’s direct order I’ to fucking fool around with

Akara drops his hands off my waist He’s about to rush to the tent when Banks ducks his head and steps outside the flaps

In a tight fist, Banks grips five snakes by their necks Their bodies writhe in the air “They’re just garter snakes”

I havefuck—you look like Baby Hercules” Okay, I’m a lot impressed

Banks’ brows cinch like he has no clue what I’ about I don’t have time to explain the Disney movie Hercules to him

Akara is fu care if there are koala bears in there I told you to get out here”

“And now I’m out here,” Banks says, eyes softened on his friend “Akara—”

“I’ the calls e take risks,” Akara snaps, his nose flaring “You could have assessed the situation from outside the tent No one was in there to save If you cale poisonous snake, Banks, you’d be dead Think of Thatcher”

“He has Jane,” Banks retorts “He’ll be okay without me”

Akara shakes his head like that’s so far from the truth “No one can ever fill that void you’ll leave behind, and I know you know it And if you won’t think of him, then think of Sulli before you pull that reckless shit” He points to me

My lungs collapse as my eyes meet the pain in Banks’ I see the words before he says theone, you’ll hardly notice a difference”

“That’s such bullshit,” I cut in, ainstitself in his face “I care about you, Banks” I don’t forget that Akara is here

I don’t forget that these words ht hurt him

But Akara was the one to pull me into the picture, so maybe he knew Banks needed this s out loud—even if it’d hurt him in the process

I come closer “I don’t want to see you in pain I don’t want to see you fucking die! Youyou so fucking agonizing?”