arvey with a guilty look on he

efore we threw her out. At least she has a credible reason to hate this year

e didn't

girlfriend right now. You have a deadline for the winter compila

oks through the heavy rain and keeps looking outside the windo

*

ears and Shawn standing over her with his

ears, with a red and very unclear eyes, she notes she's not getting drench

holding the umbrella over her head and she's m

sters faintly that Shawn loo

rain looks good on him with his earlier packed hair

gisters that he has a dimpl

that moment. She coughs lightly twice and Shawn takes off

pick her clothes off the fl

e leaves the clothes and holds No

truggle, just coughs from time to time and seems like s

cab and in

o to East

driver says and

an you turn o

increase

She needs as much warmth as possible." Shawn

h hour and everybody is heading b

elps Noel down. She said nothing thr

also got caught in the rain, and his former dripping hair now

egisters what it looks li

er smile while he f

pens it and

houts to be heard above the rain and

brought me

rough Noel's head when she hea

before looking up at him,

Noel. I'm a

oel replies and step

per. It's a flowery pattern on a side with

looks on it for a little lon

st him who lives

n clear his thr

case it makes y

ce him, her face

h more uncomfortable seeing

or a little bit and sto

pulls her to the chair a

pale as a ghost. I'll get yo

you have. Than

hing anyway" Shawn s

met me today and you're already helping me.

of mistreatment." Shawn says and leaves into a door

jacket as she does so. She spots a pictu

icture frames and Noel pi

e. An obviously younger Shawn and

foster parents." Shawn sa

ind, what of yo

a second and has a far

an accident

I lost my mum

sor

ence for a few seconds

ld. I made ginger tea

eggar. I appreciate it a lot." Noel walks over

and looks on at h

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el's Dad gets down from the bus he took back h

the front porch. He rings the doorbell

ney go? And why are you back so soon?" S

she's doing. Rain isn't supposed to fall aroun

did rai

out of Noel's place

Let me get yo

ays and lean

walks over to it, his thoughts far away in the past. He thought back

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