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“When did you knohat you wanted to do?” Curious to kno soent, he focused in on her words, trying to read between the lines
“After I got through with et really into huy How the mind works and what events in our past shape e’ll be I wanted answers beyond what she could give ood people’ bit I was being force-fed I wanted—no, I needed to doher beer toward him, she asked, “What about you? Carey Carr a cop?”
“I know, I know When I lost Clark I just sa pointless the stupid shit I did was The tione I dropped out of school not too long after you transferred It just wasn’t the place I needed to be I spent a period lost, confused, and hurting But when I pulled it together I kneanted to help pick up the pieces of Dale,potential and time, you know?”
“I do It was abar, but his ed everyone and everything in town the rest of the year Parents held their children a little tighter Kids went in when the sun went down An unspoken curfew had been issued for teens The campus issued a buddy syste aware of your surroundings and how to escape an attacker, along with a rash of self-defense classes and speakers It would help bring some comfort for others, never him
“How long are you here for?” he asked, eager to change the subject when pain appeared in the depths of her eyes
“Just through the weekend I had a half day today I’ll drive back Sunday to be at work Monday”
“You staying at your parents’ place?”
“Yeah, it would crush the of my parents, I should probably head home soon” A quick look at the bucket told hih the half dozen Any et iffy
“Why don’t you stop by the station tomorrow and take a look at soe if you stopped in to chat and look over so around waiting for Clark to pop back in”
“Agreed, sounds like a plan Any particular time?”
“I’e numbers”
He pulled out his sed phone nu lot they paused by their cars The soft scent of honeysuckle teased his nose He wanted to move closer and inhale deep Silence stretched between them, and he found himself at a loss This was the first ti happened It felt good Not quite the same as before but nice nonetheless
“You seeht out and ask When this is over are you driving back off into the sunset and forgetting about ain?”
She winced “I deserved that No, I want to work our way back to where we once were if you’re game”
“I am” He drank in her beauty It was like an episode of The Twilight zone Perhaps this was how it had been for Clark The boy had been in love with her since the twelfth grade