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           Shewantedaspirins.Shehardlyateanything.Butthatwasthegamesheplayedoncebefore.Wedidn’tspeaktwentywordstogetherallthatday.

           Thenextdayitwasthesame,shewasinbedwhenIwentin.Shewasawakethough,becauseshewaslyingwatchingme.

           Well,Iasked.Shedidn’tanswer,shejustlaythere.

           Isaid,ifyouthinkyoutakemeinwithallthislyinginbedlarkyou’remistaken.

           Thatmadeheropenhermouth.

           "You’renotahumanbeing.You’rejustadirtylittlemasturbatingworm."

           IactedlikeIhadn’theard,Ijustwentandgotherbreakfast.WhenIwenttobringherhercoffee,shesaid"Don’tcomenearme!"Realpoisoninhervoice.

           SupposingIjustleftyouhere,Isaid,teasing.What’dyoudothen?

           "IfonlyIhadthestrengthtokillyou.I’dkillyou.Likeascorpion.IwillwhenI’mbetter.I’dnevergotothepolice.Prison’stoogoodforyou.I’dcomeandkillyou."

           Iknewshewasangrybecausehergamewasn’tworking.Ihadthecold,Iknewitwasn’tmuch.

           Youtalktoomuch,Isaid.Youforgetwho’sboss.Icouldjustforgetyou.Nobody’dknow.

           Shejustshuthereyesatthat.

           Ileftthen,IwentintoLewesandgotthefood.AtlunchsheseemedtobeasleepwhenIsaiditwasready,butshemadeasortofmovement,soIleft.

           AtsuppershewasstillinbedbutsittingupandreadingherShakespeareIbought.

           Iaskedherifshewasbetter.Sarcastic,ofcourse.