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“This is really bad, Desiree If they’re sending guys to your place, you knohat that her as she spiraled further into co out over the situation

“Yes,” I said “I knohat it means, which is why I’ to track me down all the way out here”

“I don’t know if that’s enough,” she said “I really don’t You should let uys, and they will…”

“No,” I said, cutting her off before she could go any further into what her father and histheet away fro in deeper”

“You don’t have to get involved You just letto do with it,” she said “They can protect you, Desiree They can find out exactly what’s going on and who is doing what and make sure you are safe”

“I’m safe here Aiden will take care ofany h of a mess”

My best friend wasn’t going to let it go that easily She continued to argue with reed to just have her father and histhem be a part of it, but it made Sammi feel better

I hated everything about the entire situation I just wanted it to go away

Brett got back about an hour after I got off the phone I was curled in Aiden’s ar on TV I didn’t even knohat it was It was going in throughany of the parts of my brain that would actually process it That didn’t ainst the one person that made me feel safe

Brett ca froers

“I hope I picked out the right things,” he said “I did ave me”