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  "It's almost soup." 

I stare at his head as it bobbed up and down, polishing off the last of the ice cream. 

  "Now that I see you aren't hurt, I can go now." I sigh.

Seth looked up at me with his big round eyes. I almost swoon.

"Why? Are you interested in me too Millicent Woods?"

My words get stuck in my throat. What did I say that screamed I was in love with him and somehow my world revolved around him and his world now. Literally. 

  "I am not." My voice sounds almost robotic.

He pouts.

"is that your way of rejecting me? I already said I was interested in Millicent Woods, You, I am interested in you."

  My heart thrashed around in my rib cage. How could mere words affect me so?

  "look after him Abby. Call me if anything happens. There are guards everywhere now. Don't let them catch you guys talking." My voice still mechanical as I walk towards the door.

  "Got it." Abby answers.