away. She didn't wait for him to answer. She couldn't stand seeing he watched her cry
ll her name. That hurt to
ie, standing in front of the kitchen island with
pa
, sneakers, and the most impatient expression a twel
wn at himself.
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wrist. "Come o
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iled.
pulled him tow
lost count of how many times Maya had told him that she was absolutely not scared of anything. Then sh
" she protested w
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ious
eyes. "You're m
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d him about school. About a teacher who gave too much homework. About her l
the big tree a
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servant who caught
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he laughed. "L
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w that tone. "W
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ned som
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ath. "Those three are goi
er and louder over the years. She had never be
er step before noticing she wasn't besid
ha
somewher
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s mouth. Noth
es narrow
led. "
n her expression sof
thi
pa
park suddenly felt very far
pulled away when he tried to touch her. The
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. "Why do you sou
you're
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't hurt
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that. "Did you ma
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open. "You ma
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n't make i
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ave
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. "And she didn't
. "Then apol
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es
hy
made me cry, I'd wa
softly. "You
're bein
n eyebrow.
y. You know you hurt you
settled somewhere he couldn't
e couldn't pre
kwood estate. She jumped out of the car befor
ye
nto the open wind
get
polog
ghed. "
e disappeared inside. Then he sat alone in th
bits. Her moods. Her fears. The way she pretended she didn't need an
ed the most important th
owly. Then he
g. Sam had parked nearby and decided to walk the
on a leash. She saw him at the same tim
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