“You were NOT bullshitting when you described HER, were you?” he asked. He was too professional to just gawk at her, unlike the EMTs who just star...d at her with their mouths open.“Detective, I made the call,” said Theresa. “I gave them my name. Kevin wasn’t here when she died and neither was I.”“I was with her,” said Marge. “Kevin was out running and she couldn’t get ahold of him, so she called me. She said she was having one of her headaches and she didn’t think she could handle the baby until. Then she was even more upset. Sheneeds her friends." *I'm... I'm ok. It was just a shock, that's all. Thank you. Both of you.*Rose hadn't remembered that Lena could talk to more than one person at atime. "Thanks, Rose." Angel assured her. "I'll take it from here." The connection went dead. Rose wished she hadn't thought of it in those terms. She handed the 'comback to her mother, thanking her mechanically. "What's wrong?" her mother asked. Rose paused a moment, considering. "It's Lena. She was. . and the resulting heavy bruises could be quite spectacular, at least for as long as he was able to see them. ... But the thinner cane also had its attractions. He always felt that it could be more satisfyingly precise and knew that when wielded with just the right degree of additional force, it would bite even more deeply and intimately into the bottom cheeks, leaving marks that rose very quickly into especially colorful prominence. He swished them all again, thoughtfully, and finally decided. Im fourteen, just started high school. I was riding my bike to school when Karl came up and grabbed me. And now Im here. She bit her lip, tears spilling from her eyes. Okay, keep talking, I dont want to think about this. Do you have any siblings? Boyfriend? Anything. A little sister, Maria. Shes in first grade. And I had a boyfriend, Viktor. He was a figure skater too, until he tore his ACL. Hes a senior in high school. Going to Brown next year, it struck Dasha that she would probably never go.
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