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“We don’t know that. We don’t know anything.”
She pressed her hands against her face and tried to stop sobbing. Nothing was helping. The tears kept coming.
“Damn it, Skye. I can’t help you over there. Come here.”
She shook her head. “I’ll be fine.”
“You’re falling apart.”
“I’ll be fine.”
“We’re not going to get very far if you keep on lying to yourself and to me. Come on. I’m right here.”
She sniffled and slowly crawled off the bed, onto the floor, and over to him. Once she was close enough, he pulled her into his arms, holding her.
“See, that wasn’t so hard.”
“It’s still kind of crazy for me to think I’m being hugged and consoled by the one and only Noah King, football player.”
“Well, I’m getting comfort from you. The smartest girl in school, no boyfriend either. Always focused on college and the future.”
“You make me sound so boring.”
“Not boring at all. Focused.”
“You’re focused.”
“On football and getting laid. I don’t have the kind of focus you have. I only care about two things.”
She held her hand up. “I don’t need to hear you tell me about them.”
“You’re such a prude.”
“I’m not a prude. I just think the less we talk about ourselves the better.”
“Why?”
“I don’t know. What if they’re watching us now?” she asked.
“I don’t see a camera.”
“Neither do I, but they’ve got to be able to know what we’re doing or what we’re saying, right?”
“I guess.” He shrugged.
“I’m scared.”
“Me too.”
“What do you think they’re going to do to us?” she asked.
“I don’t have a clue. I don’t even want to think about it. Let’s just focus on the fact we’re alive right now, and not worry about what it to come.”
“Okay.”
She stayed in his lap. Neither of them spoke for so long. Time became of no consequence to them.
“Do you think they’re looking for us?” she asked.
