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Oh, crap She hit so

Shaking, Abigail opened her door and rounded the front of her car Her legs felt more like rubber than flesh and bone as she stopped in front of the body and, once again, covered her gaping mouth with her hand

No No No Nope

Okay, she thought, squeezing her eyes shut Bright sidebright side Look at the bright side There had to be one, dang-it!

If she went to jail for killing a rand

She opened one eye, expecting the body to still be laying in front of her feet but nothing

Opening both eyes, she blinked at the person straining to stand in front of her, legs wobbling froroaned as he half-stood, hunched over, rotating his arm

“Argh! I think you dislocated my shoulder”

Abby stepped forward, her hands fluttering out in front of her, unsure of where to land or what to do when the htened

Instant recognition punched her in the gut With a gasp, she pointed at hi her voice

“Uh, thanks I guess” Kaden rubbed his back and hobbled toward the car as he tried to extract his bicycle from underneath the front-end

“What are you doing here?”

Kaden winced “Um, you just hityou what you’re doing”

Puffing his cheeks, he spread his legs and braced hi it out fro off a bandage He stued to catch his balance and rested his weight on the bike, assessing the dae

The chain had popped, both tires were flat, and the ri in the air like a strangled donut Iail pursed her lips before glancing back at him