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Chapter 42
ZION
Ten...
The countdown had begun and we were just about to enter the hall when Alina tugged my arm. I turned to her, an eyebrow raised in question when she just shook her head. I could hear everyone shouting on the inside; most of them drunk out of their minds.
Nine...
"Wait, can't we just stay out here?" She asked with pursed lips.
Eight...
I deliberated her request for a quick second before coming to a conclusion, "It's way too cold. You're going to get sick Angel face."
Seven...
"I'll be fine. If we continue arguing like this we are going to start the New Year on a bad note so can you just listen to me and stay out here," she said those words so fast that I was surprised I even heard them.
Six...
"But I'm not arguing with you," I defended,
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