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out, my feet already moving as I r
quickly, my voice breaking slightly. "I think somethi
across Brent's face, something I couldn'
e to get the driver
head immedi
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fingers tightening
d softly, her voice dragging slightly. "Isn't there
me. I didn't have the
hand without thinking and pu
or this," I said, my
wait for
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bout the looks
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think about
ve felt
ring wheel, my heart pounding loudly
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happen. He
to be
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come w
but it didn't make
allway, my steps unsteady
up this morning," she e
ndition suddenly worsened in the afternoon. He ha
tightened
ly wor
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and the moment I step
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colder t
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softly, shaking his hand
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his expression serious as
tep aside
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ound my father's hand as I st
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voice shaking as I looked betwe
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jerked slightly, and my he
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lips as I bent over hi
begged, gripping the sheet
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, my vision blurr
her wa
ly I had left
al, the day was still up, people still
ing had cha
moment, staring ah
my hand moved
thing there, but something was th
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plan for you but y
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hitting the steering wheel lightly. I w
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n slowly, my steps heavy. B
around his arm while his elbow rested
ked wo
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me, his brows
ed. "Why would you want that now
ry laugh l
ust don't have a reaso
llowe
I did my job. The ma
ion hardene
he contract early, you won't get
ber," I
till want
es
ay anything else,
d, her hand tightening slightly around his arm. "The
greed with her. But Bre
ing?" I asked, my
tened slightly, his
room," he said.
ed. "A
t skipp
happ
hoed from the stairs. The doctor cam
tone serious. "The boy needs to be b
st tig
with him?" I
nd clenche
's been calling for you, so you see why...I...I can't let you
of mess is this? Is the univer
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