Chapter 19: Don’t Go Back
“Good thing you’ve got practice doing that,” Riva said. Her throat was mostly closed, and her chest and legs hurt from exertion. She’d twisted an ankle running in sandals she hadn’t bothered to strap on all the way. She’d kicked the shoes off and left them in front of the door to Benton’s room, and she’d torn the bottom of her left foot on the asphalt and stepped in something gross and unidentified with her right foot.
“Practice doing what? Telling people no?” Daisy’s voice sounded hard and unfamiliar.
Heat rose to Riva’s face. She had done this. She had gotten Daisy into this bad situation.
“I, um…I meant practice driving fast. But I guess it’s good to have practice at the other thing, too.”
“It is.” The sharp, pointed words hit Riva in the chest.
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