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“What tihtstand

“A little after two in the afternoon”

I frown “I ?

He nods “You needed the rest”

“Ryat,” I growl My hands shove him, but he doesn’t move I’m not sure if it’s because“My h et a little dizzy and have to use the countertop for support It’s comparable to when you stand quickly out of a hot bath, and you get light-headed while seeing dots

“It’s fine,” he argues, co in behind me

“That’s easy for you to say,” I snap, picking up o to put them on, but he yanks them from my hand

“Ryat!” I shriek, reaching out for them, but he tosses them across the bathroom

I sigh “Real et the my back into the wall “Ryat …”

“Caletting all worked up over nothing”

“My mom—”

“Fuck your rowl

I feel like a child wanting to stomp their foot “You don’t understand”

“I understand everything Your mom thinks she can control you”

“She does,” I say through gritted teeth hating to admit that “She pays for this apartment”