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Chapter Forty-Four
"Ready?"
"Hell yeah."
I smile up at Miles as he shrugs into his jacket. He clenches his jaw and screws up his face in pain. I rush to his side and help his arm into the sleeve. Even though he is being discharged, he is still in quite a bit of pain.
Wrapping an arm around his waist, I help him walk down the corridor. Once inside the elevator, he leans onto the railing with a weak smile on his face.
"What are you smiling about?" I question.
"I'm looking forward to the next week," he tells me.
"Me too," I agree.
Due to the bad storm, a lot of places around town have been damaged, including the school. School is shut for the remaining week, to fix the damages. The school dance has been postponed for a few weeks, which works out perfectly for me. Miles wasn't able to attend, but now he will be.
Considering we won't have school and Miles is in recovery, mum has offered him our spare room. Which is also&nbs
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