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Thein Russian

Syad’, it sounds like Get up or sit up

Pushing the blanket aside, I stare at the sky through theThe day is overcast It looks as if it’s going to snow I straighten We’re still in the city, in a neighborhood I don’t recognize, but there’s a signpost with an airplane symbol up ahead

I glance through the backWe’re not the only car on the road, but I don’t see any of Alex’s fa chased

The interior of the car is war is thick, but I still shiver Instead of relief, an inexplicable sense of loss assaults me I feel adrift Lost Torn and confused I’ve yet to process what I’ve done It was a spur-of-the- I planned And the stress is far fro’s resolved until I set foot in that plane At that point, I’ll be free That’s what I have to focus on

Holy shit

Dania did it

I made it

I rub my palms over hold

Turning aze My thoughts are focused on the future, on what I’ll do when I get home I’ll let Alex know I’m safe He deserves that much But I’ll er While he deals with his assassin, I’ll disappear, take soh In theto dwell on why Dania helped me She didn’t do it for selfless reasons, that’s for sure

The driver steps on the gas as we approach a traffic light It’s green for us A pair of headlights advances froht, but the car doesn’t slon