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Chapter 10

I stop in midstep, unsure. If I stand here long enough, both of them will reach me and any decision I might have will be made for me. The question is, who’ll get here first?

It’s going to be her. I look back again and he’s closer, but she’s already by my side. “Hey,” she says, breathless.

Even from this distance, I see the glower thundering across his brow. Whatever she said to him earlier still stings and he wants to make sure nothing more is said, least of all to me. I take a step in his direction, hoping she’ll follow, but she doesn’t. Instead, she places a hand on my arm to stop me again. “Hey, wait.”

“We’re about to grab a bite to eat,” I say, taking another step. This time she mirrors it, but only the one. “Come on, he’s over there—“