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I consider lying. Trying to make things sound better than they are.
But I wouldn’t want her to lie to me.
“There’s a lot going on,” I start. “And that’s an understatement.”
“I think you saved my life,” Halli says. “Am I right?”
I nod.
“Thank you,” she says. “Obviously. But then this happened?” She gestures to me and then herself. “Is there a way to undo it?”
“That is the question.” I make a decision right now not to tell her about Professor Whitfield’s theory. She doesn’t need to know there might not be a body for her to switch to.
“Listen,” I say, “Daniel and I are working on this right now.”
“Daniel?” she says with a smile. “How nice.”
“Yeah.” I smile back. But then I realize it’s ridiculous to take a moment for that when I have a lot more important things to tell her.
“The
