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[86] In Which 9/9 Knows And Go To Therapy
I stare at the black and white picture on my hands.
Markus was beside me, staring at it with wide eyes too.
Then, all over the room, were my siblings, looking at me like it was the first time they’ve ever seen me. Scarlett had a certain softness in her eyes, there wasn’t any hint of surprise there. She knew, after all. Olive was already sobbing, but there was a smile on her face so I’m sure her tears didn’t mean bad.
Red still looked like he wanted to punch something and with the way that Markus was as far away from Red as possible, I’m guessing he was the punching bag Red wanted. My brother was in the same spot he was when I woke up, but this time, Jade was sitting on his lap. My sister had her head leaned on the crook of Red’s neck and her eyes were fluttering
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