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"I know"

"What’s the proble me back "I think it will ether over his eyes as he thought that through "I still want to know Please?"

I sighed He waited

"Well I assumed it was some kind of occasion But I didn’t think it would be so prom!" I scoffed

"Human?" he asked flatly He’d picked up on the key word

I looked down atwith a stray piece of chiffon He waited in silence

"Okay," I confessed in a rush "So I was hoping that you e me, after all"

A dozen eer pain and then he seemed to collect hiht that would be a black tie occasion, did you?" he teased, touching the lapel of his tuxedo jacket

I scowled to hide s work To me, at least, it see "It’s not funny," I said

"No, you’re right, it’s not," he agreed, his sh, than believe you’re serious"

"But I ahed deeply "I know And you’re really that willing?"

The pain was back in his eyes I bit my lip and nodded

"So ready for this to be the end," he ht of your life, though your life has barely started You’re ready to give up everything"