A Better Route

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KNOX I stare at Isadora, waiting for an answer, but my thoughts are on Halvick and how I want to go downstairs and warn him to stay away from her. Dammit, I was looking for her the whole time and when I didn't see her, I felt worried. And sure enough, she was with him. A few tears slide down her face but she wipes them away quickly before her gaze meets mine again. There are red spots on her cheeks and her jaw is still clenched tightly. Seeing her this way is f*****g new to me. She's always so confident and bratty. Sure of herself. I don't think I've ever seen her fall apart this way. "I'm sorry," she says again, her voice significantly lower than it was before. "I just...He makes me so mad. I hate him. I—" She cuts herself off. I keep waiting for her to finish her sentence, but

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