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CHAPTER SIX
really? really.

CHAPTER SIXreally? really

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Azalea decided against calling in sick to work again today.

Steve told her he would give Dustin a ride to the mall, and she could head to Scoops after—although he didn't want her going back to work at all.

But she assured him that she was scheduled for the early morning shift, so Billy wouldn't even be around as he was scheduled later.

It was just gonna be her and the elderly, early-bird swimmers.

Walking into work, Azalea's heart raced fast. She didn't even want to go into the changing room area, scared that a mind-controlled Billy would be there waiting for her.

But he wasn't.

It was a slow, sunny day and as Azalea sat on the lifeguard chair for a few hours, her worries faded away.

The end of her shift came sooner than she expected, and she walked back into the changing room to get dressed and retrieve her bag from her locker.

As she was about to leave, someone called out to her.

She turned around, seeing Heather run up to her, "Azalea! Hey!"

"Heather! Are you feeling better?" she asked.

"Yeah, much better," Heather said, leaning on the brick wall beside them, "I noticed you weren't here the past two days. Are you feeling okay?"

"Oh yeah, I was just sick,"

"What were you sick with?" Heather asked, her head tilting.

Her eyes were staring blankly, as if she was looking right through her.

"Oh, um, just a little stomach bug," She lied.

Heather's eyes darted to Azalea's forehead, "Oh my god, your head!"

She reached towards the place on her forehead where Billy had hit her. Azalea swatted Heather off, quickly covering the bruise up with her hair.

"What happened?" Heather asked.

What was this? An interrogation?

Her eyes were so lifeless. Just like Billy's were.

Azalea started to back away, "I'm just so clumsy, I ran into a door,"

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