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ʜʏᴇᴊɪɴ ᴘᴏᴠ

ɪ ᴘᴏᴘᴘᴇᴅ ᴜᴘ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍɪᴅᴅʟᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ɴɪɢʜᴛ. sᴡᴇᴀᴛ ᴡᴀs ʀᴏʟʟɪɴɢ ᴅᴏᴡɴ ᴍʏ ғᴀᴄᴇ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴍʏ ʜᴇᴀʀᴛ ᴡᴀs ʀᴀᴄɪɴɢ. ɪ ʟᴏᴏᴋᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴍʏ sɪᴅᴇ, ᴀɴᴅ sᴇᴇɴ ᴅᴏʏᴏᴜɴɢ. ʜᴇ ʜᴀᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴀᴍᴘ ʙᴇsɪᴅᴇ ᴍʏ ʙᴇᴅ ᴛᴜʀɴᴇᴅ ᴏɴ, ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴇ ʟᴏᴏᴋᴇᴅ ᴡᴏʀʀɪᴇᴅ.

"ʜʏᴇᴊɪɴ, ᴀʀᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ᴏᴋᴀʏ?" ɪ ᴊᴜsᴛ ɴᴏᴅᴅᴇᴅ. "ᴀʀᴇ ʏᴏᴜ sᴜʀᴇ? ᴅɪᴅ ʏᴏᴜ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴀ ʙᴀᴅ ᴅʀᴇᴀᴍ?" ᴛʜɪɴᴋɪɴɢ ʙᴀᴄᴋ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅʀᴇᴀᴍ, ɪ ᴀʟᴍᴏsᴛ sᴛᴀʀᴛᴇᴅ ᴄʀʏɪɴɢ. ɪ ᴛʀɪᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʜᴏʟᴅ ʙᴀᴄᴋ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴇᴀʀs, ʙᴜᴛ ɪ ᴊᴜsᴛ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅɴ'ᴛ ʜᴇʟᴘ ɪᴛ. ɪ ᴄᴏᴠᴇʀᴇᴅ ᴍʏ ғᴀᴄᴇ, ᴛʀʏɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ɢᴇᴛ ʀɪᴅ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴇʀʀɪғʏɪɴɢ ᴍᴇᴍᴏʀʏ, ʙᴜᴛ ɪ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅɴ'ᴛ sʜᴀᴋᴇ ɪᴛ ᴏғғ.

ᴅᴏʏᴏᴜɴɢ ᴄʟɪᴍʙᴇᴅ ᴏɴᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴇᴅ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴘᴜʟʟᴇᴅ ᴍᴇ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴀ ʜᴜɢ. ʜᴇ ʀᴀɴ ʜɪs ғɪɴɢᴇʀs ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ ᴍʏ ʜᴀɪʀ, ᴀɴᴅ sʟᴏᴡʟʏ ʀᴏᴄᴋᴇᴅ ᴍᴇ.

"ᴅᴏ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴀɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴛᴀʟᴋ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ɪᴛ?" ʜᴇ ᴀsᴋᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴀ sᴏғᴛ ᴠᴏɪᴄᴇ. ɪ ᴊᴜsᴛ sʜᴏᴏᴋ ᴍʏ ʜᴇᴀᴅ. ɪ ʟɪɢʜᴛʟʏ ᴘᴜsʜᴇᴅ ʜɪᴍ ᴀᴡᴀʏ, ᴀɴᴅ ʟᴏᴏᴋᴇᴅ ᴅᴏᴡɴ ᴀᴛ ᴍʏ ʟᴀᴘ.

"ɪ'ᴍ sᴏʀʀʏ. ʏᴏᴜ sʜᴏᴜʟᴅɴ'ᴛ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ᴅᴇᴀʟɪɴɢ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜɪs, ᴅᴇᴀʟɪɴɢ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴍᴇ. ɪ'ᴍ ᴀɴ ᴀᴅᴜʟᴛ. ɪ sʜᴏᴜʟᴅ ʙᴇ ᴀʙʟᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴛᴀᴋᴇ ᴄᴀʀᴇ ᴏғ ᴍʏsᴇʟғ. ɪ'ᴍ sᴏʀʀʏ." ɪ ᴛʀɪᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴡɪᴘᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴇᴀʀs ᴀᴡᴀʏ, ʙᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴊᴜsᴛ ᴋᴇᴘᴛ ғᴀʟʟɪɴɢ.

"ʏᴏᴜ ᴅᴏɴ'ᴛ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴛᴀʟᴋ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ɪᴛ. ʙᴜᴛ ᴊᴜsᴛ ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜsᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ᴀʀᴇ ᴀɴ ᴀᴅᴜʟᴛ ᴅᴏᴇsɴ'ᴛ ᴍᴇᴀɴ ʏᴏᴜ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ᴀʟᴏɴᴇ. ʀɪɢʜᴛ ɴᴏᴡ, ɪ'ᴍ ʜᴇʀᴇ ғᴏʀ ʏᴏᴜ. ɪғ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴀɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴛᴀʟᴋ, ɪ'ʟʟ ʟɪsᴛᴇɴ. ɪғ ʏᴏᴜ ᴊᴜsᴛ ᴡᴀɴᴛ sᴏᴍᴇʙᴏᴅʏ ᴛᴏ ʜᴏʟᴅ ʏᴏᴜ, ɪ'ʟʟ ʜᴏʟᴅ ʏᴏᴜ." ɪ ᴅɪᴅɴ'ᴛ sᴀʏ ᴀɴʏᴛʜɪɴɢ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴊᴜsᴛ ᴄᴏɴᴛɪɴᴜᴇᴅ ʟᴏᴏᴋɪɴɢ ᴅᴏᴡɴ ᴀᴛ ᴍʏ ʟᴀᴘ.

sʟᴏᴡʟʏ, ᴅᴏʏᴏᴜɴɢ ᴡʀᴀᴘᴘᴇᴅ ʜɪs ᴀʀᴍs ᴀʀᴏᴜɴᴅ ᴍᴇ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴘᴜʟʟᴇᴅ ᴍᴇ ᴄʟᴏsᴇʀ ᴛᴏ ʜɪᴍ. ᴛʜɪs ᴛɪᴍᴇ, ɪ ᴅɪᴅɴ'ᴛ ᴘᴜsʜ ʜɪᴍ ᴀᴡᴀʏ, ʙᴜᴛ ɪ ᴀᴄᴛᴜᴀʟʟʏ ʜᴜɢɢᴇᴅ ʜɪᴍ ʙᴀᴄᴋ. ɪ ғᴇʟᴛ sᴀғᴇ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴛʜɪs.

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ɪ ɢᴜᴇss ᴡᴇ ʙᴏᴛʜ ᴍᴜsᴛ'ᴠᴇ ғᴀʟʟᴇɴ ᴀsʟᴇᴇᴘ ᴡɪᴛʜᴏᴜᴛ ʀᴇᴀʟɪᴢɪɴɢ, ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜsᴇ ɪ ᴡᴏᴋᴇ ᴜᴘ sᴛɪʟʟ ɪɴ ᴅᴏʏᴏᴜɴɢs ᴀʀᴍs.

"ᴅ-ᴅᴏʏᴏᴜɴɢ.." ɪ ɢᴇɴᴛʟʏ ᴍᴏᴠᴇᴅ ʜɪs ᴀʀᴍs ғʀᴏᴍ ᴀʀᴏᴜɴᴅ ᴍᴇ. ʜᴇ ʟᴏᴏᴋᴇᴅ sᴏ sᴏғᴛ ᴡʜɪʟᴇ sʟᴇᴇᴘɪɴɢ ɪ ᴅɪᴅɴ'ᴛ ᴡᴀɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴅɪsᴛᴜʀʙ ᴛʜᴀᴛ, ʙᴜᴛ ɪ ᴋɴᴇᴡ ɪ ʜᴀᴅ ᴛᴏ. "ᴅᴏʏᴏᴜɴɢ ʏᴏᴜ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴡᴀᴋᴇ ᴜᴘ ɴᴏᴡ." ʜᴇ sʟᴏᴡʟʏ ᴏᴘᴇɴᴇᴅ ʜɪs ᴇʏᴇs, ᴀɴᴅ sᴛᴀʀᴛᴇᴅ ʟᴏᴏᴋɪɴɢ ᴀʀᴏᴜɴᴅ. ᴡʜᴇɴ ʜᴇ ʀᴇᴀʟɪᴢᴇᴅ ʜᴇ ᴡᴀsɴ'ᴛ ɪɴ ʜɪs ᴏᴡɴ ʀᴏᴏᴍ, ʜɪs ᴇʏᴇs ᴡɪᴅᴇɴᴇᴅ.

"ɪ-ɪ'ᴍ sᴏʀʀʏ.. ɪ ᴅɪᴅɴ'ᴛ ᴡᴀɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ʟᴇᴀᴠᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ᴀʟᴏɴᴇ ʟᴀsᴛ ɴɪɢʜᴛ." ɪ ɴᴏᴅᴅᴇᴅ.

"ɪᴛ's ᴏᴋᴀʏ. ᴛʜᴀɴᴋ ʏᴏᴜ ғᴏʀ ʙᴇɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ғᴏʀ ᴍᴇ. ɪ ᴊᴜsᴛ ʜᴀᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴡᴀᴋᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ᴜᴘ ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜsᴇ ɪ ᴅᴏɴ'ᴛ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴀʀᴛʏ ɪs, ɪ ᴡᴀɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴀᴋᴇ sᴜʀᴇ ʏᴏᴜ'ʀᴇ ɴᴏᴛ ʟᴀᴛᴇ."