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112; Answers

Author: Diana Jones
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We walked to the car in a silence that felt heavier than before. The brief moment of Noah crashing down in the hallway had evaporated, and been replaced with something even more dreadful. It was the grim reality of where we were headed. Noah’s keys jangled in his shaking hand.

I stopped by the passenger door. “Can you even drive right now?”

He let out a short, hollow breath. “I’m shattered, not drunk. I can drive.” He looked at me, and a flicker of something soft in his tormented eyes met me. “It’s nice that you’re worried about me, though.”

I scoffed, sliding into the seat. “Don’t flatter yourself. I just want to get home in one piece.”

Even if my life is waiting there to crush me into a million pieces… it’s all too much.

A laugh escaped his throat. Noah started the car, and the familiar purr of the engine did nothing to calm the storm inside me. I stayed to visualize what I was going to paint.

As Noah continued to drive, I caught him stealing a few glances at my direction. After a
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