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I felt like a real a-hole coed arm, so I kept my mouth shut the rest of the tiht back, reaching up to brush hair out of entle and sweet, and I tried not to let ht now, since it felt like LaShay was pulling my skin off

"Okay," she said, finally "All done Just let me put some ointment on this and cover it and you’ll be all set"

"Do you need her to stay here overnight?" asked Paci

I was too wiped out to bother caring where I slept

"She can stay or go Whatever she wants I’ll be around"

"Thanks, LaShay You’re an aweso weakly

"My ettin’ awards at work and stuff for being the best I think I ht have been a nurse someday, too … if the world hadn’t fallen into a cesspit like it did"

"Well, you’re one now," I said, "and a da as she s and then covered it with some clean cloths When she was done she stood up with her supplies now piled in the bowl "We boil those bandages to kill the germs, but you still need to keep an eye on it Clean it with soap toets any puss or red and inflaht The cut went fro What are the chances that this huge thing won’t get infected after having soaked it in the swao back to your hut?" asked Paci

"Go back," I said, pushingposition

"Here Letaround to be lad when he didn’t offer to carryflopping around, and I was totally paranoid that Coli was out there spying onme He pointed out various traps and lookouts on the way

"There’s another tripwire there We don’t have any live grenades on it now, but we can set one up in a hurry if we have to"

"Are any of the traps live?"

"Well, today eresome live You can see we didn’t … uh … plan so well for that"

"Any grenades live right now?"

"No"

"Thank God," I sighed "Fohi’d probably blow hiuy He’s so enthusiastic, but so," I said, wincing as I had to bend"But doit to dinner I think you guys need to do a group presentation and show everyone what you’ve been up to And warn people to stay way-the-hell back froes of those pits; they are not stable"

"Yeah, you’re right I’o talk to Kowi after I drop you off"

"How’s he doing, by the way?"

"Good On his feet today earlier He’ll be fine"

"And what about Trip?"

"Yeah, he’s good The only ones still needing a lot of help are the kids ere in the pool house And you’ve seen LaShay She’s doing the best"

"She’s probably theI liked her a lot

"Yeah, no kidding I do not want to mess with her She’s awesome in the clinic No one dares whine around her"

We reachedand straightening He ca him away

"What happened?" he exclai story Just help uys later I’o talk to Kowi"

"Yeah, okay Thanks for your help, Paci Talk to you later"

Paci disappeared and Peter struggled to help runted with the pain but didn’t cry out I didn’t want Peter to feel like he’d hurt th to helpht back," he said, rushing over to the pantry to getback to sit byit in my hand "Drink"

"Is that your answer to all of my injuries? Drink a bottle of water?"

"Yes," he said staring at ulps and then handed it back "Here Take it I have to lie down" I laid back and waited for Peter to settle in beside ," he said "Probably eating another snake head"

"Good Less snakes to corimaced as I putit to geta little and ain

Once the pain subsided, I fixed Peter with a stare, looking as serious as I couldto talk to you, and now I’m injured so you have to stay and talk to hed heavily "I had a feeling this was co a baby and talk to me Tell me the truth Are you in love with Trip? And is Trip in love with you?"

Peter’sand closing, as if he were talking, but no sound was co out

"Go ahead," I prompted him "You can say it What? … Yes? … No?"

"Gah, no, yes, no … geez, Bryn!" He stood up quickly, leaving for the other hut He was , his hands al so fast

"Hey! OCD-boy! Stop that crazy crap and get over here"