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Chapter 42

           Notjusther.Somethingsostrangeisgoingon.AndI’m…involved."Shelookedunimpressed."I’vegottogobacktotheisland.Becauseofthejob.TherearesomanywaysinwhichI’mnotafreeagent.""Butthisgirl."Shewasstaringattheground,pickingseedsoffgrassheads."She’sirrelevant.Really.Justaverysmallpartofit.""Thenwhyalltheperformance?""Youcan’tunderstand,I’mbeingpulledintwo.""She’sverypretty,isn’tshe?""IfIstilldidn’tcarelikehellforyoudeepdownitwouldallhavebeensoeasy.""Isshepretty?""Yes.""Verypretty.""Isupposeso."Sheburiedherfaceinherarms.Istrokedherwarmshoulder."She’stotallyunlikeyou.Unlikeanymoderngirl.Ican’texplain."Sheturnedherheadaway."Alison.""Imustseemjustlikealumpofdirtyoldkitchensalt.Andshe’sabeautifulcreamjelly."Isatup.Westaredinoppositedirections."Nowyou’rebeingridiculous.""AmI?"Therewasatensesilence."Look,I’mtryingdesperately,foronceinmymiserablelife,tobehonest.Ihavenoexcuses.IfImetthisgirltomorrow,okay,Icouldsay,IloveAlison,Alisonlovesme,nothingdoing.ButImetherafortnightago.AndI’vegottomeetheragain.""Andyoudon’tloveAlison."Ilookedather,tryingtoshowherthat,inmyfashion…shestaredaway."Oryoulovemetillyouseeabetterbitoftail.""Don’tbecrude.""Iamcrude.Ithinkcrude.Italkcrude.Iamcrude."Shekneeled,tookabreath.

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