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"You are talking to me?" I ask again, my voice coming out shaky for some reason, and she says yes before pointing to the bread crates, saying she needs help making lunch for the workers, or would I prefer being out there in the sun? I open my mouth to say that I prefer to be out there in the sun. I don’t want to separate from Linton, but he speaks first, causing me to look at him. He tells the woman I will help her, rather, leaving his crate and walking up to me.
"It’s okay; you are going to be okay. I won’t be far," he says in the hug, but how does he know that? This place is too big.
"Don’t forget where I am," I tell him as we pull back from the hug, and he says never, pecking me on the lips. I head to the woman after that and follow her inside.
I’m nervous as
