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ʜʏᴇᴊɪɴ ᴘᴏᴠ

ᴍʏ ᴇʏᴇs sʜᴏᴛ ᴏᴘᴇɴ. ɪ ᴀʟᴍᴏsᴛ ʜᴀᴅ ᴛʜᴇ sᴀᴍᴇ ɴɪɢʜᴛᴍᴀʀᴇ, ʙᴜᴛ ɪ ᴡᴏᴋᴇ ᴜᴘ ʙᴇғᴏʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴀᴅ ᴘᴀʀᴛ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ʜᴀᴘᴘᴇɴ. ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʙᴀᴅ ᴍᴇᴍᴏʀʏ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛʜɪɴɢs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɢᴜʏ ᴅɪᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴇ. ɪ ᴛᴜʀɴᴇᴅ ᴏᴠᴇʀ ɪɴ ʙᴇᴅ, ᴀɴᴅ ɢʀᴀʙʙᴇᴅ ᴍʏ ᴘʜᴏɴᴇ.

ᴛʜʀᴇᴇ ᴀᴍ.

ɪ ᴅᴇᴄɪᴅᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ɢᴏ ᴅᴏᴡɴsᴛᴀɪʀs. ᴍᴀʏʙᴇ ᴡᴀᴛᴄʜ sᴏᴍᴇ ᴛᴠ, ɢᴇᴛ sᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴅʀɪɴᴋ. sᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ɢᴇᴛ ᴍʏ ᴍɪɴᴅ ᴏғғ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅʀᴇᴀᴍ.

ᴡʜᴇɴ ɪ ɢᴏᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇɴᴅ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ sᴛᴀɪʀᴄᴀsᴇ, ɪ sᴇᴇɴ ᴀ ғɪɢᴜʀᴇ ᴄᴜʀʟᴇᴅ ᴜᴘ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ғʟᴏᴏʀ ʙʏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴜɴᴛᴇʀ, ᴡɪᴛʜ ʜɪs ғᴀᴄᴇ ʙᴜʀɪᴇᴅ ɪɴ ʜɪs ᴋɴᴇᴇs.

ɪᴍᴍᴇᴅɪᴀᴛᴇʟʏ, ɪ ʀᴀɴ ᴛᴏ ʜɪᴍ. ɪ sᴇᴇɴ ᴀ ғᴇᴡ ʙᴏᴛᴛʟᴇs ʙᴇsɪᴅᴇ ʜɪᴍ. ʜᴇ sᴍᴇʟʟᴇᴅ sᴛʀᴏɴɢʟʏ ᴏғ ᴀʟᴄᴏʜᴏʟ. ɪ ᴘᴜᴛ ᴍʏ ʜᴀɴᴅ ᴏɴ ʜɪs sʜᴏᴜʟᴅᴇʀ, ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴇ ʟᴏᴏᴋᴇᴅ ᴜᴘ. ʜɪs ᴇʏᴇs ᴡᴇʀᴇ ʀᴇᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ᴘᴜғғʏ, ᴀs ɪғ ʜᴇ ᴡᴀs ᴄʀʏɪɴɢ.

"ʜᴇʏ ᴅᴏʏᴏᴜɴɢ.. ʟᴇᴛ's ɢᴏ ᴜᴘsᴛᴀɪʀs. ɢᴏ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇᴅ, ʏᴇᴀʜ?" ʜᴇ sʜᴏᴏᴋ ʜɪs ʜᴇᴀᴅ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴘᴜsʜᴇᴅ ᴍᴇ ʟɪɢʜᴛʟʏ. "ᴅᴏʏᴏᴜɴɢ, ᴡʜᴀᴛ's ᴡʀᴏɴɢ? ᴡʜʏ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ᴅʀɪɴᴋɪɴɢ? ᴡʜʏ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ᴄʀʏɪɴɢ?" ɪ sᴀᴛ ʙʏ ʜɪᴍ, ᴀɴᴅ ʀᴜʙʙᴇᴅ ʜɪs ʙᴀᴄᴋ.

"ɢᴏ ᴀᴡᴀʏ. ʏᴏᴜ ᴅᴏɴ'ᴛ ᴄᴀʀᴇ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴍᴇ. ɴᴏʙᴏᴅʏ ᴅᴏᴇs." ᴍʏ ʜᴇᴀʀᴛ ᴀᴄʜᴇᴅ ᴀ ʟɪᴛᴛʟᴇ ʜᴇᴀʀɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴀᴛ.

"ᴅᴏʏᴏᴜɴɢ, ɪ ᴅᴏ ᴄᴀʀᴇ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ʏᴏᴜ. ᴀɴᴅ ɪ'ᴍ sᴜʀᴇ ᴍᴀɴʏ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀs ᴅᴏ ᴀs ᴡᴇʟʟ." ɪ ᴛʀɪᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴄᴏᴍғᴏʀᴛ ʜɪᴍ.

"ɴᴏɴᴇ ᴏғ ᴍʏ ғʀɪᴇɴᴅs ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴍᴇ, ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴀʟʟ ᴊᴜsᴛ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴍᴇ ᴀʀᴏᴜɴᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴀᴋᴇ ғᴜɴ ᴏғ ᴍᴇ. ᴀɴᴅ ʏᴏᴜ.. ʏᴏᴜ ғᴏʀɢᴏᴛ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴍᴇ. ʏᴏᴜ ᴅᴏɴ'ᴛ ᴇᴠᴇɴ ᴄᴀʀᴇ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴍᴇ ᴇɴᴏᴜɢʜ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇᴍᴇᴍʙᴇʀ ᴍᴇ." ʜɪs ᴡᴏʀᴅs ᴡᴇʀᴇ ɴᴏᴛ ᴠᴇʀʏ ᴄʟᴇᴀʀ, ʙᴜᴛ ɪ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀsᴛᴏᴏᴅ. ʜᴇ ᴘᴜᴛ ʜɪs ʜᴇᴀᴅ ᴅᴏᴡɴ ᴀɢᴀɪɴ.

ɪ ᴅᴏɴ'ᴛ ʀᴇᴍᴇᴍʙᴇʀ ʜɪᴍ? ᴡʜᴀᴛ ɪs ʜᴇ ᴛᴀʟᴋɪɴɢ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ?

ɪ ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜᴛ ғᴏʀ ᴀ ᴍᴏᴍᴇɴᴛ, ɪᴛ ʜɪᴛ ᴍᴇ. ᴍɪᴅᴅʟᴇ sᴄʜᴏᴏʟ. ᴡᴇ ʜᴀᴅ ᴀʀᴛ ᴄʟᴀss ᴛᴏɢᴇᴛʜᴇʀ. ʜᴇ ᴡᴀs ᴍʏ ᴘᴀʀᴛɴᴇʀ. ʜᴇ ᴡᴀs ᴀ ʀᴇᴀʟʟʏ ǫᴜɪᴇᴛ ᴋɪᴅ, ʙᴜᴛ ɪ ɢᴏᴛ ʜɪᴍ ᴛᴏ ᴛᴀʟᴋ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴇ. ʜᴇ ᴡᴀs sᴏ sᴡᴇᴇᴛ. ʜᴏᴡ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ɪ ғᴏʀɢᴇᴛ?

"ᴅ-ᴅᴏʏᴏᴜɴɢ.. ɪ'ᴍ sᴏʀʀʏ." ʜᴇ ᴊᴜsᴛ sʜᴏᴏᴋ ʜɪs ʜᴇᴀᴅ ᴀɢᴀɪɴ.

"ʏᴏᴜ ᴅᴏɴ'ᴛ ᴄᴀʀᴇ sᴏ ᴅᴏɴ'ᴛ ᴀᴘᴏʟᴏɢɪᴢᴇ."

"ᴅᴏʏᴏᴜɴɢ ɪ ᴅᴏ ᴄᴀʀᴇ. ɪ ʀᴇᴀʟʟʏ ᴅᴏ. ɪ-ɪ.. ɪ ᴛʜɪɴᴋ ɪ'ᴠᴇ sᴛᴀʀᴛᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʟɪᴋᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ᴀᴄᴛᴜᴀʟʟʏ." ʜᴇ ʟᴏᴏᴋᴇᴅ ᴜᴘ ᴀᴛ ᴍᴇ, ᴀɴᴅ ɪ ʟᴏᴏᴋᴇᴅ ᴅᴏᴡɴ.

"ʟɪᴇs. ʏᴏᴜ'ʀᴇ ᴀ ʟɪᴀʀ. ᴊᴜsᴛ ᴛʀʏɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴀᴋᴇ ᴍᴇ ғᴇᴇʟ ʙᴇᴛᴛᴇʀ." ʜᴇ sᴀɪᴅ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴘᴜᴛ ʜɪs ʜᴇᴀᴅ ᴅᴏᴡɴ ᴀɢᴀɪɴ.