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I flinched on Mike’s behalf at that, but he wasn’t going to take it laying down either “I would give the shirt off my back for your kids, Sue, you know it’s always been that way I’ve gone without plenty of things so they could have a nice place to live, go to a decent school…”

Ryan poked et on inside I’ll keep an eye on things out here”

It was so weird to have hi for his bedroom, but I didn’t have ti him unsupervised with Steven I bolted forI could think of inI didn’t seem to find much use for normally

With the two bags bulging, I looked at the doll currently sitting on my bed, then shook ht now Sorry, Charlotte

I paused outside Mum and Mike’s room, and then pushed the door open and stepped inside My birth certificate, conspicuous in its pattern of cru on top of a stack of books on Mued’ in this case seemed like an either/or state

Everything started feeling a bit unreal when I walked back out to join Steven and Jess It didn’t see topart of the action Tamara Hills was a troubled personality on the side, not the main character

Jess had already gotten back in Steven’s car Ryan kept glancing in her direction and wincing like he thoughtto do with it

Muain when she saw s, you’re not going to be gone that long…”

What I had hanging off my back and my shoulder was just a tiny part of as left behind in my room, and noas out of there I actually couldn’t think of one thing I hadn’t been able to bring I wanted All the trinkets and gifts Mubuilt aroundmy way out

“Mu with her “I oing to be really diligent with my schoolwork still and I’ll keep you updated”

She rip on s

Steven was leaning against his car, in a de facto standoff withand handsome and it seemed completely impossible to me that he was the direction I was supposed to turn in now I didn’t really understand what he’d done to Brad to ive up Jess that none of us could have done I didn’t even knohat Brad had done to me; surely I couldn’t take his mysteries too

But there I alking towards him

Jess and her gear were spread across the whole of the back seat like I would expect froer, so I had no choice but to move towards Steven at the front

He held his arms out It took me a few se