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25. GIFTS
BRANDY
My hand kept patting.
I rolled over, pulling a pillow to my face and drifted back to sleep.
Friday.
My day to sleep.
I woke up at ten, alone in bed. Somehow I was well rested.
A smile lay on my face.
I slid out of bed, not failing to notice that I had been clinging to Storm’s pillow. If he saw me, I would never hear the end of it.
I made the bed, tidied the room then got into the shower.
My body froze, the water pouring on me.
Something was lying heavy on my neck. My hand rose
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