Chapter 77:
Something's Not Right
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I wake up trying to remember yesterday—
trying to remember
what's so important
about
yesterday.
Tammie sighs
(it stinks)
and goosebumps rise
along my collarbone.
I peel myself
away
from her.
It was hot last night.
The sheets are damp.
She opens her eyes
when I move.
Her apologetic smile
makes me
feel hot again.
No matter
how much I practice
I can't paint
her smile right.
All my portraits of her
look like they're of someone else
with the real Tammie here.
She stretches,
yawns.
I hug her. She
pats my back
awkwardly.
Don't leave, I whisper.
She giggles
and her bones
poke me
in familiar places.
I look for Asher
without meaning to.
He's gone.
There's a fat guy I don't recognise.
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