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"You finished?" Krista i to say there's nothing wrong with you outside of the brain injury, whichyou"

"Oh Jesus Christ, Here we go"

"I'hed at her cohter When I returned to earth, I forgot ere talking about

"So, what's bothering you Ja as I puzzled, I said, "I can't re our next session Krista asked if either Jerome's death and/or the discovery thateach other were the underlying issue of my setbacks

"I don't remember this Jerome kid Shannie acts like I was friends with him Maybe I was, I don't re Ellie?"

"Yes Tell irl," I s arrange ht, "what does Ellie have to do with that kid, Godamnit, I can't remember his name"

"Jero have to do with Jerome?"

"You tell me"

"I don't know," I said with a huff "Doesn't ?" Krista inquired

"I think so," I hesitated "Yeah," I answered with hted in Ellie following hi her table scraps "He likes her more than he'd admit"

"How so?" Krista pried

"I think, I think he's lonely You know, ever since my mother bolted Yeah, he's lonely I mean, besides his job, he doesn't talk to people I think, yeah, he misses my mom He never talks to anyone except Diane Yeah, I think he needs to get laid"

Krista laughed I enjoyed watching her neck as she threw her head back and how the ends of her hair curled forward not quite reaching the sides of her neck I laughed because she laughed I liked h