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ill hear it all, as though she was right here. As though she was still by my side. The tr

a blanket of thick vegetation, leaving behi

nk about the indi

Her expression when I called her

steering wheels, I clenched my teeth as the mus

or our sakes, if this was supposed to be for o

her. Ri

er wallet, unzipped the compartment behind t

itch of the West, her face smothered in green paint. She looked like a partially peeled creepy av

hat's all I ever wan

hat a

st. She can go back to bein

as long as she's okay,

had seen t

ty, seemingly endless road. I didn't even have a de

d there's no heading bac

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ed ringing, the annoying "Last Christmas" track we had grown to love as we huddled in

st the person I want t

ng, Jake began his shouting rant, "What the fuck? Y

ever should have let Jake k

ice'? How could you do that to her? I

eed to do, for the both of us. And get off your fucki

s, and you knew that. This is Em we're talking about. Your Em.

t do you take me for? I'd never have left Em if I thought there was even the

ever so bad that you'd have to leave. You guys are

lk to yo

I took a d

we were Will

king happy end

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nly intended to have one, but one turned

isn't

me them though, not with the roaches that were crawling over my toes, and the slimy

re were a couple of tru

ing about leaving the love

than one me. No one cou

upped

ces at me now. I must be wated,

reason. The dim yellow lighting was

nap soun

eep in your car, " ah, the nice man that gave me

drunk on

ng. Stuffing it back into my pocket, I slid down the seat

omeone is

elids, I saw someone on t

t. Em. It was Em! I knew it, sh

who cares? I need to catc

bled for the door. It didn't take me as long to wa

silhouette. And then and there, I was ready to

r. She was just

out to touch the edge of h

of darkness, and the headlights o

gain. Followed by one dr

under the cover of my sleeve, that had gotten stuck

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eyes, I woke to my head feeling like it was b

ve

h started growling. Fuck. I didn't want to go i

en know wh

st before Em-------oh. Right. I'll

I had clenched my teeth, my g

till pounding, but it felt like it was happe

beeline for the bar stand. The bartender from

d one more g