2 months earlier
The two cousins sat there bored as they watched their friend/ co-worker throwing a tantrum whilst pacing the garage. The two sighed; Gwen placed her head on the table trying to get some sleep, which she had missed so dearly for the past couple of nights due to exams as Ben stared out the dusty window sipping his smoothie. "ARE YOU TWO EVEN LISTENING?" Kevin growled at both of them bringing them back to reality. "Yep" Ben said looking over to his cousin who still had her head down on the table. She said something but her arms supporting her head muffled it.
"Then what did I just say?" Kevin crossed his arms. "I don't know, there was a lot of nagging" Ben said softly sipping his smoothie. Gwen said something but yet again her arms muffled it. "What was that?" Kevin asked looking at Gwen. "She said, 'something to do with your car?'" Ben finished off his smoothie and chucked it in the bin. "Well I'm glad my girlfriend was listening" Kevin smirked pretty proud of himself as Ben stood up. "She wasn't listening, she was guessing; I think you got it spot on by the way cuz" He smiled at her as she brought her left thumb up and gave him the thumbs up gesture without raising her head. Kevin frowned and returned back to his car. "Whatever" He said leaning against his car. "So you guys wanna go fight some aliens or what?" Kevin asked.
"Actually. I think I'm gonna take Gwen home" Ben said picking his keys up and walked over to her. "Common, Cuz. Time to go home" He shook her. "5 more minutes" Gwen mumbled raising her head up. Ben chuckled and shook his head helping her stand up. She leaned her head on his shoulder working on getting some more sleep whilst they walked. "you know you two are way too close" Kevin stated as Ben helped her into his car. Ben just chuckled. "You're just jealous cause she wants to spend way more time with me then you" Ben said. 'Beep, Beep…Beep, Beep' Kevin pulled out his plumber's badge. "Trouble?" Ben asked. "Meteorite" Kevin stated. "Then what are we waiting for?" Ben smiled and jumped in his car causing Gwen to wake up. She groaned then turned to him. "Where we going?" Gwen asked as Ben pulled out of the garage.
"Firstly, I'm dropping you off at your folks, secondly, me and Kevin are investigating a strange meteorite crash" Ben told her beginning to drive to her house. "How come you have to drop me off first, cant you do me second" Ben blushed by her wording but brushed it off believing she was too tired to notice. "No, you need to get some sleep" Ben told her.
"Ah, common Ben, Please?" She begged grabbing onto his arm giving him the puppy dog look. He sighed. "Fine" He stopped the car and turned round. "But if you fall asleep, I'm not waking you up" Gwen smiled. "Deal" She told him getting off his arm and rolling the window down letting the cool night air greet her face.
crash site
Kevin stared down at the red glowing asteroid. It came up to his hips and was three times as wide in diameter. "What took you so long?" Kevin growled as Ben got out of the car. Ben placed his hand up to his lips signalling him to be quiet. "Shh, Gwen's asleep and I don't want her to wake up" Ben walked over to the meteroit. "WHY THE HELL IS GWEN HERE?" Kevin yelled so loud it scared Ben. He face palmed his head as he heard the sounds of a car door opening and closing. "When did I fall asleep?" She asked shaking her head. "Right after you stuck your head out the window" Ben replied activating the ultimatrix and slamming the watch down.
"ARMADRILLO" Ben shouted at the top of his lungs. He placed his drill like hands to the centre of the large rock about to-
"WAIT" Gwen shouted catching Ben's attention.
"What?" He asked staring down at the girl. "we don't even know what that thing is yet, It could be dangerous" Gwen stated but Ben brushed it off. "The sooner we find out what it is, the sooner we can go home" Ben stated pulling his arms back down and drilling into it. He stopped when he hit the core and took a step back at the glowing light. Gwen couldn't help but stare.
"Wow" Her eyes widened at the glistening lights. "Can you find out what it is?" Armadrillo asked. Gwen turned back to the alien arching an eyebrow. "It could take some time, again it could be dangerous" Gwen stated taking a step back. "Whatever lets just take it and leave," Kevin stated absorbing his car and heading over to the rock placing his hand inside it about to remove the core. 'BANG' dozens of sharp glistening needles fired out. "NUH" Kevin ducked down as Armadrillo raced over to Gwen turning her round and covering her until the fire ceased.
"Nuh?" Kevin breathed out holding his head. "Is everyone okay?" He asked holding his head. "I think so," Armadrillo said slamming down the Ultimatrix and continuing to hold his cousin. "You okay, Gwen?" Kevin asked as she breathed out. "I-I-I think so?" She winced her eyes closed rubbed her head. Ben looked over to the left side of her neck and noticed one of the needles sticking out. He gently applied pressure to her back causing Gwen to question his intentions. "Just hold still," Ben told her as he pulled the needle out. "AHH" Gwen cringed and collapsed to the ground in pain. Kevin came over and inspected it. "Probably laced with poison. We should get her to a hospital" Kevin stated letting the armour slip away from him.
"N-N-No" Gwen stood up cringing and holding her shoulder. "I'm fine, I don't need to see a doctor" Gwen told them standing back up and holding her neck. Both Kevin and Ben turned to her and gave her the 'I know your lying' look. "like I said, it could be laced with poison" Kevin said walking over to her and grabbing her arm. "I feel fine," She told him trying to get away from him. Ben came over and broke the lock. "She said she's fine. Anyway its way past our curfew, I should really get home" Ben stated turning to Gwen. She nodded and walked back to the car. "Dude, she could die" Kevin said. Ben turned to him and gave him a 'no der' look. "Relax, I'm not taking her to the hospital" Ben whispered harshly and walked towards his car.
"Thanks for the lift home, Ben" She told him causing him to smile. He looked over to her and noticed she was scratching the side of her neck she also looked a lot paler. "Gwen, you okay?" He asked turning back to the road. "Y-Yeah, fine" Gwen told him scratching a little harder. Gwen watched as he passed her house causing her to arch an eyebrow.
"What's the big deal?" She asked as she looked over to him.
"Your sick, you need to go to the hospital," Ben told her. "But I'm fine" Gwen winced her eyes closed.
"No your not" Ben's eyebrows furrowed not wanting to argue with his cousin on this.
Gwen sighed knowing that she wasn't going to win.
hospital
"Okay Miss. Tennyson, what seems to be the problem?" The doctor asked gently. "T-This needle came out of a meteoroid and l-landed into my neck" Gwen said sitting down on the white bed. "Oh, that's strange" He said disbelieving her words. He turned to her neck and had a quick glance at it. There was a small black hole still bleeding with redness around it. "Have you been scratching this at all Miss. Tennyson?" He asked making Gwen gulp. "…Maybe" She told him. "Yes," Ben stated for her. "It seems like you having an allergic reaction from it" He felt her head. "we'll give you some antibiotics and clean your little injury up," He said walking over to the cupboard and pulling out a small bottle. "Take 1 of those every 7 hours and make sure you get some sleep, the allergic reaction looks like it's wearied you out" He smiled then went back over to the cupboards. "No that's what she usually looks like" Ben said yawning and coming over to his cousin. "Oh well then" He came back over to them with a pair of tweezers, an antiseptic bottle and a plaster. "I suppose a lot more sleep then" He told her. "You may just want to lay down for a minute Miss Tennyson" Gwen nodded and laid down on the bed. The Doctor placed his hand on her chin turning her head away then pulling her shirt down a little. He brought the tweezers nearer as she gulped. "Hmmm…."
"What?" Ben asked walking behind the Doctor and having a look. "It doesn't look like the 'needle' broke off, that's a good sign," He stated placing the tweezers down and taking the antiseptic bottle. "This may sting a little" He told her gently. Ben came over to her hand and held it. Gwen cringed and tensed her hand putting all the force into her hand and onto Ben's making him cringe in pain as the doctor applied the antiseptic. "Ah, Gwen. Crushing me" Ben stated as the doctor placed a bandage on her neck. Gwen let go of his hand and placed it onto her ribs. The Doctor moved away from her and smiled. "Feel any better?" He asked removing his gloves and throwing them into a bin. "A-A little" She rubbed her neck. Ben grabbed the tablets and placed them into his pocket then helped his cousin up. "Now remember no scratching, heaps of rest and take the medicine," He told her escorting the two to the door. "Okay," She nodded as they walked out.
Ben looked over to Gwen to find her already asleep in the car. He pulled her over and let her rest on his shoulder. He decided then and there that she was gonna stay at his that night.
He carried her into the house bridal style and into the t-v lounge. "Hey, Ben" Carl smiled at him making him smile back. "Oh, is Gwen staying round tonight?" Saundra asked walking over to him and brushing her hair gently. "Yeah" Ben looked down at her and smiled. "She feels a little warm," Saundra said. "I'll go get an icepack" Ben smiled and walked into his room placing her down on his bed. He removed her shoes and stockings and let her headrest on his pillow. He then removed her blue sweater and placed it on the back of the chair.
"Aww," Saundra came in watching Ben tuck his cousin up.
"Mum!" He complained sitting on the chair beside his cousin.
She passed him the icepack and sat down beside her. "Do you want me to ring her parents?" Saundra asked her son. Ben looked across to her. "Yeah, they'd be worried if she was 'out all night'" Ben smiled wrapping the icepack up in her sweater and placing it on her forehead. She groaned but didn't wake up. Saundra smiled, kissed her son on the forehead then walked out the room. Ben leaned back on the chair and shut his eyes.
"Ben?"
"Ben?"
"BEN?"
"Wha- what?" Ben winced his eyes and opened them to find a lot of sweat dripping off the girl's forehead and her body shaking and stirring. She looked like she was having a nightmare. Ben instantly got up removed the covers and picked her up pulling her towards the bathroom. He placed her into the bath then turned the taps on cold. Gwen screamed causing Ben to turn off the taps. She shook and held herself in a foetal position. "Gwen what's wrong?" He asked shaking her. "Gwe-" He stopped when he remembered the antibiotics in his pocket. He hadn't given her one yet. He walked up to the sink and poured a glass of water then quickly went up to her and took out a tablet. He brought the water near the girl's mouth and tilted her head back letting the water slide in. She choked a little but most of the water went in. He then got the tablet and placed it into her mouth along with another mouth full of water. Surprisingly she didn't spit it out instead she looked up at him.
"Ben" She breathed out relieved. "What happened?" He asked her gently. She shook her head and collapsed back onto the bath. Ben sighed and sat down beside her. "You look exhausted," He told her small chatting. Gwen didn't say anything. She breathed out of her mouth and closed her eyes falling asleep. Ben sighed again. He looked down at his cousin soaked in water and picked her up walking back into his room.
"Ben, honey, what are you still doing here?" Saundra asked as Ben nearly entered his room. "Huh? I'm taking care of Gwen" Ben looked down in his arms to see his cousin snuggling up to him. "Ben, you've got school," Saundra told him as Ben placed Gwen onto the bed and tucking her up. "Today?" Ben asked unsure. "Well it is Friday" Saundra said sitting down next to the redhead and stroking her hair. Ben ran his fingers through his hair. "Oh, man I'm gonna be late" Ben grabbed his backpack and raced out the door. Saundra looked down at Gwen.
"Why are you wet?" Saundra asked mainly herself as she got up and left the room.
Gwen awoke a few hours later to find an empty room.
She got up and looked around the dirty room. "Why am I in Ben's room" she said to herself. She looked down at the dirty laundry on the ground and cringed. "Gross" she whispered in disgust leaning back on the wall and closing her eyes. She could feel the sweat from her forehead dripping down her face and onto the covers and pillow. She felt tingling in the tips of her fingers and neck.
It was mild but not enough to really care about. "Gwen?" the redhead heard something drop. She tried to look over but found that her eyelids were to heavy to lift. It sounded like a male voice. Whoever he was he placed a hand to her face and moved her head from side to side. "Ben, she's really burning up"
'Wait, Ben's in the room?' Gwen thought trying to move and actually wake up but it wasn't working. She felt so heavy. "You should take her to the hospital" the man said. 'Grandpa? Uncle Carl?' She felt the covers being removed and hand come around her back and legs. "I already took her to the hospital" Ben stated as she felt the bed shift slightly and the grip on her removed. She breathed out and relaxed more back onto the wall. "And what did they say?" He asked as she felt her hair being stroked. "They said she'd be fine, they gave me some antibiotic tablets to give to her and I'm suppose to give them to her every 7 hours" Ben said gently. "And have you been giving her these tablets?"
There was a silence was a few seconds. "Not every seven hours" Ben stated a little unsure. She felt the hand stroking her hair stop and be removed. It was soothing; she wanted it back. "I had school," Ben said. She felt his cool hand come near her leg and the scent of smoothies covering him. "Give her one now then, we should take her back to her folks" She felt a hand come around her back and lift her up into a better seating position. She groaned in pain; she could feel a migraine coming on. The redhead stiffened a little as her chin was lifted and brought up. She felt so helpless right now. Gwen winced her eyes as she felt her mouth being opened and the tablets fall into her. She choke a little but relaxed into the males arms. "Common, lets get her back to your uncle Frank's" the male said as she was picked up and held bridal style. "You think we should really take her round there, dad? I mean they'll freak"
'So it was Uncle Carl' Gwen thought to herself relieved it wasn't some stranger. Gwen turned her head and snuggled near his body trying to keep warm; she could feel the difference being outside the blankets. "I think you're Uncle will be a lot more happier to see your cousin in one piece" She felt herself begin to move. "Yeah, but look at her, she looks like she's about to die" Ben told him shocking her. "Ben!" Carl hissed towards him warning him to keep his voice down. She felt a seatbelt come around her. "Dad, I can take care of her," Ben stated. Gwen heard the door behind her open and close. "Ben, you cant even give her the tablets every couple of hours and like you said; she looks like…" Carl's gaze moved over to the girl wincing and biting her bottom lip. He sighed and pulled out of the driveway. "That she doesn't look well" Carl lowered his voice to a quiet tone as he drove to his brother's house.
Ben sighed and laid her down on the sofa. Lily came over to him and passed him a blanket to put on Gwen. "Thanks aunt Natilie" Ben smiled at her and placed the blanket over his cousin. She whimpered and squirmed trying to get off the sofa. Ben grabbed her and tried to keep her still as Lily placed the pillow under her head. "We should take her back to the hospital" He heard Frank say from the wooden table as he spoke to Carl. "Ben's already taken her" Carl passed him the tablets that Ben had given him in the car.
"She had one 20minutes ago, you should give them to her every seven hours" Carl said passing them to him. He stared down at him and then back up to see his nephew trying to restrain his daughter. He walked over to the sofa and leaned over it looking down and placing a hand on his daughters head trying to calm her down. She was beginning to shudder and hyperventilate. She kept mumbling having small muscle spasms. "Sssshhhh" He tried to calm her down. It was beginning to work. "it's alright" He told her taking her arm and cheek and gently pushing her back down to the pillow.
"poor thing" Carl stated coming over to them and watching the girl. "I'll go get her some water" Lily walked away into the next room.
Carl watched her then looked over to his brother. "I never thought she'd break down like this" Ben looked over to Frank. "Huh?" Ben asked confused. "The exams; I just didn't think she'd be so ill from it" Frank told her pulling his glasses up. There was a silence for a moment before Ben spoke up again. "A needle shot her" Carl and Frank looked over to him. "Pardon?" Frank stood up straight intimidating Ben. "I said, a needle shot her…. from a meteorite" Ben stated itching the back of his neck. "From a meteor?" Frank came over to him. "W-We…" Ben sighed and looked down.
"I drilled it open. Gwen warned me. I didn't listen" Ben looked down at her.
She was just getting worse and worse.
"And you didn't think for one second that it could've been dangerous" Frank was starting to get mad.
"I-I-I"
"FRANK!" Everyone looked over to see Lily standing over at the door with a mad expression on her face.
She didn't say anything, instead moved over to Gwen and sat down on her knees to her head level. She held the drink in her left hand. Condensation rolled down it as she brought it near her daughter's head and placed the straw into her mouth. "Common Gwen just have a sip," She whispered to her begging. Frank kept his eyes on Ben and watched him. "W-Where did she get hit?" Frank asked starting to get scared. "On her neck" Ben stated causing Frank to turn his gaze away from him and take Gwen's head moving it to the side. "Frank" Lily complained as she almost got the redhead to take a sip. He saw the plaster on her neck and removed it. He gasped when he saw the infection on it. Ben got up and moved over. It looked as though it had grown 10X in width.
A red and purplish pus was dripping out of it. "I Swear he cleaned it out" Ben defended but Frank ignored his staring a the sore injury that was causing her so much pain. Carl walked over to the phone.
"What are you doing?" Lily asked as she cradled her daughter.
"I'm calling dad" He placed the phone to his ear. "Lily go get the first aid box" Frank pushed her. she nodded and ran up the stairs. Ben watched as his cousin whimpered in pain. He didn't understand; he did everything right. He watched as his Uncle held her so tightly trying to comfort his daughter and keep her safe but it wasn't working.
She kept fidgeting and trying to get away. Frank lifted her upper half up sitting down and pulling her into a tight hug. Lily came back into the room and placed it down on the coffee table. Frank instantly flipped it open and pulled out an anaesthetic swab.
"Ben, I need you to hold her down," Frank stated. Ben gulped but slowly and hesitantly placed his hands down on her arms and held her down. Frank placed the cloth like swab onto her neck and pressed down on it. Gwen screamed squirming under Ben's tense grip.
The brunette wiped it then took it off her. She breathed out and turned her face to the back of the couch as Ben released his grip and let her relax.
'Knock. Knock'
"Hello" Max called out opening the door causing most people inside the house to smile until the dark haired boy came in. Ben's expression dropped. Max and Kevin came over to them checking on the redhead to make sure she was okay. "I thought you said you took her to the hospital; she looks like hell" Kevin stared daggers towards Ben. "I did take her" Ben narrowed his eyes at the brown-eyed boy. He breathed out disbelieving and crouch down next to Gwen holding her hand and trying to comfort her.
"Maybe an allergic reaction" Max stated placing his hand up to his chin and stroking it.
"The Doctor said that; he gave her some antibiotics" Ben stated sitting back down on the coffee table which Lily wasn't too keen on him doing but seemed like a small thing right now. "Human Antibiotics wont work on an Antodyte," Max informed them. "Then how's she supposed to get better?" Carl asked looking over to him. "Antodyte Biotics and energy, lots of it" Max said looking down at the girl. "It's probably the best thing for her right now"
"Won't she turn into an Antodyte?" Kevin didn't look up at him. "Maybe but I think that's the risk we're gonna have to take" Max placed a hand on the girl forehead checking her temperature. "I got a spare car battery," Carl stated pointing with his thumb to the door. "I'm not sure if that'll work but it's better thank nothing. Is it charged?" Max asked looking over to him.
"I think so. I'll go get it" He walked out the door.
"we're we suppose to get the biotics from?" Frank asked concerned. "I've got some the RustBucket" Max got up and left causing all eyes to go the girl on the couch; the centre of attention. Lily picked the glass up and passed it to Kevin. "Try get her to drink. At least a small but" Kevin nodded and lifted her head up tilting it into her mouth. Lily pulled the blanket up to her shoulders making sure she wasn't cold. Her shivers were misleading. "How long's she been like this for?" Frank asked looking over to Ben.
"Since morning" Ben looked over to the clock.
'7:30PM' he read mentally. Frank shook his head and looked down towards her. Ben could easily see that his Uncle was blaming him. Max came back into the room with a vile of a purplish glowing substance.
"Just give her a couple of drops every few hours and she'll be as good as new" He said passing them to Frank.
He smiled.
"Thanks, Dad"
2 WEEKS LATER
BEN'S POV
5 days I thought as I carried the yellow bundle of roses to Gwen's house. Dad had told me yesterday that she was actually waking up but still wasn't fully there. He said that the tablets were really helping but the electricity not so much. He said it was driving her crazy. Oh well, at least she's getting better.
'Knock, Knock'
"Ben" Lily smiled towards me as I entered. "Is she up?" I asked her looking towards the stairs. "I think so, Your Uncle's up stairs with her" Lily called out as I walked up the stairs. He's still mad at me, better keep on his good side. I looked down the hall towards Gwen's room. I could hear talking from her room as I walked up to it. 'Knock, Knock'
I ducked my head through to encounter a television. 'since when does Gwen have a t-v' I thought as I opened the door fully. "Hey Gwen" I smiled at her. she was sitting up on her bed with a tray of food on her lap. She kept poking at it but not eating. She gave me a weak smile then turned her attention back to the t-v. "Got you some flowers" I told her heading over to the side opposite Frank who was sleeping quietly and placed them onto the nightstand. "Thanks" She said but it came out in a whisper. I turned back to her and noticed the detail on her face. She still looked as pale as a ghost and sick, really sick. "How are you feeling?" I asked sitting down next to her and watching her. She looked down at her food. "Better" She whispered hoarsely forcing another smile but it failed. "My Dad said that you've been fainting a lot lately" She looked up at me. It took her some time to answer.
She looked so uncertain.
"Y-Yeah" She returned back to her food. "My dad, wont even let me get up without me holding onto him" She placed a small piece of food into her mouth and swallowed it. She cringed and placed her folk down and relaxed her head on the wall. "You seen Kevin a lot lately?" I asked her looking round. "My dad said he's came round a few times…. When I was…asleep…" She closed her and breathed out. "Gwen?" I called out to her moving closer to her. "Gwen?" I shook her. She stirred and slowly opened her eyes. "Ben" She breathed out looking at me tiredly. I removed the tray from her lap and placed it on the table. She cringed. "I need the bathroom," She told me. I stared at her for a second wondering what to do. "S-Should I wake your dad up?" I asked her. She shook her head and closed her eyes. 'Pick her up' my conscious told me.
"Ben" Gwen brought me back. "Let me" I removed her covers and placed one hand on her back and the other on her legs. "Ben," She breathed out. "I think I'm capable of walking" She looked up at me. I sighed and took her arm instead helping her up. She cringed almost falling over thankfully most of her weight was on me. 'Small steps' I thought to myself as I watched her take very paralytic steps towards the door. "Almost there" I told her grabbing the knob and opening it then grabbing a hold on her back and gripping her white long sleeved v neck top. "Thanks" She whispered shutting her eyes as we walked. Thankfully the closest bathroom was only opposite Gwen's bedroom.
I think that's the main reason why she picked it. I sat her down on the toilet lid and took a step back. 'what do I do now' I thought to myself staring at her for a clue. She looked back and forth between me and the bathroom door trying to give me a hint to leave but I didn't really want to leave. 'she'll need help' I reasoned. "Y-You can leave now," She whispered staring directly at me. I blushed slightly and walked to the door. "If you need anything, I'll be right outside, okay?" She smiled and nodded as I closed the door behind me. Within 5 minutes I heard her call. I quickly opened the door and looked over to her. She was breathing harshly and was leaning on her knees. "Do you need help getting your pants off?" I asked. She looked up to me with wide eyes. "Excuse me?" She whispered. I blushed madly.
"Do you need help?" I asked causing her to nod. "I cant get up" She told me. I nodded and walked over to her grabbing her forearm and shifting it over my neck then gripping onto her back. She groaned and winced her eyes but managed to get up.
"You're not gonna faint are you?" I asked as we walked….well… limped back to her room.
She shook her head but still kept her eyes closed trying to concentrate. When we managed to get back we immediately saw Frank glaring at us. "Hey, Uncle Frank," I gave him an awkward smile.
He crossed his arms and continued to glare at us until I sat Gwen back down on the bed. There was a silence between the three of us until Gwen interrupted. "I needed the bathroom," She told him laying back on the wall. "You've should've woken me up, first. Remember what happened last time," She rolled her eyes. 'Of course she doesn't remember what happened last time. She was out cold,' I thought to myself. "Sorry Dad," She told him croakily.
'Beep, Beep,' A small alarm went off. Gwen looked down at her arm and breathed out not looking very happy. She quickly silenced her wrist watch and looked over to her Dad picking up a small vile and placing it in a glass of water. It looked like pink/purple paint. He swirled it around in the glass and brought it over to her. "It's so disgusting" She whispered under her breath as she took it out of her Dad's hands and stared down at it. "What is it?" I asked her gently. "Antodyte biotics. Dad dropped them round a few days ago" Frank stated keeping a close eye on Gwen. "It tastes gross," She stated continuing to stare at it. Frank placed a hand under the glass and pushed it up to her lips. She gave him a quick glance before quickly chugging it down. She wiped her mouth with the back of her hand and passed the glass back to her dad. She shivered.
'Must've tasted foul'
Frank grabbed her by the shoulders and pulled her down for her head to rest on the pillow. The strange thing was, she didn't argue. She just closed her eyes and fell asleep instantly. Frank tucked her up then looked over to me. "Does the Doctor know what's wrong with her yet?" I asked playing with part of the blanket close to Gwen's hand. My uncle sighed. "No, they keep saying it's an allergic reaction but this is…." He cut himself off and stared down at her. You couldn't help but feel sympathy for him. "She's be alright," I tell him causing him to rise an eyebrow. "How do you know?" He asked me gently. "She's been through worse, I mean… how bad could this possibly be"
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