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*mind-blown face* With who?
I bit down on my bottom lip, slipping down the spiral of the lie.
Me
By myself.
Raven
By yourself?! Do you have any idea what kind of horrible idea that is? A bear might eat you.
Me
I like to hike alone. It gives me time to clear my head.
Okay, I hadn’t been on a hike in years.
It took her a little longer to respond that time, and I could feel her contemplation.
Raven
Well…be careful, okay? Call me if you need me. I’m not much of a hiker, but I’d make the exception for you.
My chest squeezed. Of course, she would.
Me
I will.
Another lie.
My spirit sank with the plunging realization that this was the way it was. I could never really allow someone to know me. Could never truly let someone in.
It would always be a sham.
A façade.
Every word I gave counterfeit.
My phone buzzed again, and I expected it to be a response from Raven, but I froze halfway to my room when I saw it was from an unknown number.
Unknown
What are you running from?
A shiver rocked through my middle, and I glanced around the dimness of my apartment like I might find River pressed against the wall and hiding in the shadows.
Warily, I turned back to my phone, gnawing at my bottom lip where his had been.
I could still taste him.
Leather and ink and wicked things.
I shouldn’t even respond, but I was typing out words that would only invite him in.
Me
Who is this?
