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He shakes his head “I’ve got to get home and make sure all my shit’s okay”

I’rown-assyou ho you up in thefor the picnic”

He nods, looking ahead of us at the pavement I wish I could take his keys I wish he hadn’t done that line of blow At least, I guess that’s what he did Who the hell knows?

“Are you going to be alone forever?” He looks over at me, and I pull back

“While we’re on the subject”

“You’re never with anyone I can’t remember the last time you ith a woman”

He wasn’t watching last night

Ih ht eyes I re of her in ht I wonder if I’ll be strong enough to resist her next time… If there’s a next time

I think of how s herself and her sister noonder if I could take care of her, ht I wonder if she’d let me…

Shaking these thoughts away, I focus on the road We drive the few blocks away fro the car at the curb, I walk hiets on the elevator

“Taron will be here at ten”

He waves at me and the doors close I wait as the nuer until I’ht I’m dead tired

Driving ho anyone into this life

This fighting isn’t going to stop These nightotten over what happened in that Mexico jungle Taron still carries the scars We all do

But I won’t let us go down I won’t lose oing Knowing our reality fuels ht be hurt by us…