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"Mari?" The voice seemed harried. Almost worried even. Like I was doing something I wasn't supposed to have, and yet...
"Mari." It was a familiar voice. I knew the person behind it. Why were they disturbing me? Couldn't they see that I was sleeping? I didn't want to be awake.
Shelbie nudged at my leg, and I groaned. Now she wanted me awake? What kind of torture was this? I just wanted to rest. To close my eyes and not worry about the rest of the world for ten more minutes...
"Mari."
My eyes blinked open. This time, the voice had been too frantic for me to ignore.
"What?" I snapped.
"You fell asleep," Aaron said, a sincere look on his face.
"I'm aware." It had been too difficult to stave off the sleep when the library had been as cosy as it was. A fire burned, and the chair was b
