CHAPTER 20: It's Getting Hot In Here

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Two hours later, Duke unlocked the door and walked in

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Two hours later, Duke unlocked the door and walked in. What he saw cheered him up.

"Look atchu, looking all fine and dandy."

He saw Kevin sitting on the bed, leaning back, extending his left wounded leg and tucking the other

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He saw Kevin sitting on the bed, leaning back, extending his left wounded leg and tucking the other. He was finishing up his last piece of bagel.

Kevin faked a smile and responded, "I wouldn't exactly say 'fine,' but I do feel better."

His breathing became steadier now and his eyes gained a bit of their old spark again, although still reddish. He did appear a little sweaty, but overall, he looked healthier. Or that was how he made it look.

If put under the microscope, one could see that he was hiding his shaky hands under the sheets on his lap. He put his best act in smiling and making everything seem alright. Every once in a while when Duke wasn't looking, he would take a deep breath to balance the air in his lungs. It wasn't an Oscar-winning performance, but Duke bought it, and that was all that mattered at the time.

As Duke placed the food bag on the table and turned on the monitor, Kevin asked him, "So, since I'm going to rot here anyway, can I ask you one favor?"

Duke turned around and chuckled, "Why would you expect me to do you a favor?" Then he sat on his office chair and put his hands behind his head, rocking the chair right and left

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Duke turned around and chuckled, "Why would you expect me to do you a favor?" Then he sat on his office chair and put his hands behind his head, rocking the chair right and left.

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