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“Mark, too?”
Sniffling, he swallowed deeply before saying, “I don’t like the way he looks at me.”
My eyes widened. “He looks bad at you?”
“He looks evil at me,” he explained. “Like he wants to hurt me.”
Anger grew in my belly. “Hurt you?”
He nodded again. “Maybe even kill me.”
“Well, I will kick him in his willy if he hurts you,” I growled. “I know how to do it. Just ask Hugh. I kicked him in his willy last week for breaking my Barbie and he cried.”
“Oh yeah.” Gerard smiled. “I remember.”
His first big smile since that day.
“I like your face when you do that,” I told him, reaching up to touch the hole that appeared in his cheek when he smiled.
“Do what?”
“Smile,” I explained. “It makes my tummy wobble.”
“Wobble?”
“Uh-huh.” Nodding eagerly, I snickered when it happened again. “Like jiggly jelly.”
“Huh.” Gerard’s brows furrowed together, and he looked like he was concentrating superhard. “It’s the same for me.”
“Hey, Gerard?”
“Yeah, Claire?”
“You’re still holding my hand.”
“I know.” A shiver rolled through him, and he tightened his hold on my hand. “Sorry. It’s just…holding your hand makes me feel better.”
“It does?”
“Yeah.” He watched me cautiously. “Is that okay?”
“Yep.” I beamed at him. “You can hold my hand forever.”
“You promise?”
“Uh-huh.” I yawned, feeling sleepy. “I promise.”
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Back with a Vengeance
GIBSIE
10 YEARS LATER
Scream, you pathetic piece of shit, the voice in my head commanded.
Was it my voice?
