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Chapter 71

Sarina

Wednesday, October 6, 2004

Sarina hung up the phone, heart pounding. She stared at it, not seeing it, the blood pounding in her ears and her heart squeezed tight in her chest.


Celeste told her everything. Sarina thought about it, rolled it around in her head.


And she hated Rion more than she ever had before.


Celeste told her that they were all upset, that they were all taking some time away from the hospital, that she should stay away from Rion.


Sarina agreed. She’d said, “Yeah, no, I totally understand.” in a foreign, level voice. Physically, she’d been even and calm and still, but on the inside she was a storm.


“Fuck…” she said and thumped a fist against the wall. “Fuck!”


“Sarina!” her mom called from the couch, twisting around to look at her. Sarina could just barely see her in her peripheral vision, but she didn’t turn to face her. “You’d better not put a hole in my wall!”


Sarina didn’t answer. She turned and strode towards the door, stuffing her feet in her boots and grabbing her coat, shoving her arms through the sleeves.


“Where are you going?” her mom called.


“Out!” Sarina snapped before throwing herself out the front door.

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