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“You’re whining.”
“I can do both. I am just saying that running me into an early grave probably won’t fix it.”
“I’m not trying to fix anything. I’m just distracting myself.”
“Ah.” He nods solemnly. “Much healthier.”
We reach the top of the incline.
Oliver bends over with both hands on his knees. I jog in place beside him.
He glares up at me.
“If you tell me not to stop moving, I will push you down this hill.”
“Don’t stop moving.”
“Prick.”
My phone vibrates against my arm. I ignore it. It vibrates again. Then again.
I pull my phone from the band around my arm.
ATLAS FALLING PRIV.
My stomach drops before I open it.
Harrison
NEWS
Luca
WHY WOULD YOU JUST SAY NEWS
GOOD NEWS OR BAD NEWS
Eli
he’s typing
Luca
HARRISON I SWEAR TO GOD
Harrison
Apex agreed
I stop jogging.
Oliver nearly walks into me.
“What?”
I hold up one hand.
HARRISON: