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I strained to make out her words “Outside now LJ is here, and he’s about to get his ass kicked He’s hovering like I’ to drop dead at any second”

The para asped at the freezing hipping around s Pajama pants weren’t exactlyAs I climbed down, her voice was in surround sound Ford adjusted the blanket aroundaround the side

A pair of arainst her Spitting her dark hair out of ed her back

“I was so worried when you disappeared on me” She rocked us back and forth

“I could say the sa at her Tears clouded my eyes

“Stop crying—you’ll ain” LJ stood close by her shoulder like he was ready to swoop in if her legs gave out “He’s trying to getyou here”

“Liv can coh the noise around us

“It’s okay I know the football house is crao with Ford” I peered over my shoulder at him

He stared intowith me You can too, if you need to,” he offered to Marisa

“I’o with LJ” Marisa eyed me “Are you sure?” We’d spentht with Ford

“I’m sure”

“Then I’ll see you on ca situation and what the hell we’re going to do about our stuff…” She stared up at the still s

A pit plunged deep in hter around myself

“Let’s just get through the night and figure everything else out tomorrow I need to take a shower I reek of smoke” Marisa pulled her shirt away from her body

I sniffed y ebbed away, drained like a vaer coursed throughme dead onoff the building behind me in between blasts of wind