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We’re all heavy breath

“You okay?” I ask Sulli

She’s s and collapses back “Wow”

“I feel that,” Banks says in a laugh, grabbing his boxer-briefs None of us forget the hot springs Putting on clothes, we head out to the river

The thirty- into the ater of this pri, like a small alcove in the river Not found on any website or any map

Stea, I kiss Sulli

And then, Banks kisses Sulli

Weuntil the last second to leave And e’re running back to the trailer to beat the freezing cold, biting at our flesh, the air hangs thicker Heavier

I open the trailer

Back to reality

Almost

Sulli takes the bunk bed Refusing to let us take it since we’re taller and it’s cra side by side, I stare up at the ceiling of the trailer

An hour later, Sulli peeks her head out She seeshis eyes in the seh the trailer

Sulli is quiet Saying nothing, she crawls between us on the bed My pulse slows, and I turn on my side and spoon Sul, then she burrows into Banks’ chest

Having her safe in my arms, I finally fall asleep

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SULLIVAN MEADOWS

Fuck the rain

Five days of thunderstoroal Rain e, especially on the slick, flat slab of rock I’ to scale With these miserable weather conditions, I haven’t been able to climb Rattlesnake Knuckle since the day Jack filmed And that day was supposed to be ear

Now, I’ without another dry run

Jane and Maximoff flew out to Yellowstone to watch et the chance They fly back with everyone tomorrow I feel a little bit like I wasted their time, and it’s hard not to beat oal

I haven’t failed

Not yet, anyway