06/03/2026 23:09

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I made it last, as if it were the last sip of liquid I would ever have. I wanted to say, You didn't make a fool of yourself, but I didn't. He let his puzzlement show. Fall into this is what we do.

Then the others just flew away with the girl. Only true friendship would have kept me there while she threw up everything she'd drunk that night. I'd learned how to shield, really shield, so that I could fight off the urge to use my gift. All the things that I didn't want, you were enjoying.