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When the fuck did I ask?

The words co out, but I keep the coue If it slips through, he ht try to cut it off

After atemper, I ask, “What do you mean?”

“Amelia is a bad influence on you I don’t trust her,” he says

The shirt sifts through ressively as too uess I didn’t have to worry about feeling nu eht behind that is panic Amelia is the last person I can lose She’s been there with h it all—since I escaped Shallow Hill and started carving uide hout some of the scariest years of my life If anyone is the bad influence, it’s me

“No, she’s not,” I deny weakly He growls fro atten feet from him, but yet I still feel the need to back away I hate that he has that effect on me

“Can you not argue withto do what’s best for you?”

“You’re ue “You don’t even know Amelia”

“I know her well enough to know she’s a boy crazy whore She doesn’t , which just tells me she doesn’t want me around And the only reason she wouldn’t want me around is so she can influence you”

My mouth drops open As before, but I always brushed it off I don’t really knohy The few ti around each other, David would be super sweet and touchy feely while Ryan would sit stiffly besidethey did It’s honestly e

But now, I suppose Amelia wouldn’t want Ryan around, not after the way he treated e firain, and that thought e between us Ryan isto maintain a friendship with her when they hate each other

“And, did we forget about your little temper tantrum? When you left me for a week and Amelia refused to let me see you? I have no respect for someone like that”

You mean when you left me in a puddle of piss and then went and fucked your secretary? That temper tantrum?

He continues on,me feel smaller and smaller “I let you live here rent free You don’t pay for anything, and I give you everything you ask for The least you could do is acknowl

edge the fact that all I’ve ever done is take care of you That’s what I’ now I only have your best interest in mind”