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Saturday, July 31st, 2010

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    12:22a
    Perhaps that would keep him cool until Doc woke...
    Perhaps that would keep him cool until Doc woke upWe moved silently, almost touching, almost running but not quiteJared
    hugged the walls, and I did the same
    He stopped when we reached the light of the moon-bright garden roomIt was deserted and
    still
    I could see Jared clearly for the first timeHe had the gun slung behind his back and a knife
    sheathed at his waistHe held out his hands, and there was a length of dark fabric in themI
    understood at once
    The whispered words raced out of my mouth
    He nodded, and I closed my eyes replicas bolsas while he tied the cloth over themI would keep them closed
    anyway
    The knot was quick and tightWhen he was done, I spun myself in a fast circle–once, twice…
    His hands stopped me“That's okay,” he saidAnd then he gripped me harder and lifted me off
    the groundI gasped in surprise as he threw me against his shoulderI folded there, my head and
    chest hanging over his back, beside the gunHis arms held my legs against his chest, and he was
    already movingI bounced as he jogged, my face brushing against his shirt with each stride
    I had no chanel j12 watches sense of which way we were going; I didn't try to guess or think or feelI concentrated
    only on the bouncing of his gait, counting stepsTwenty, twenty-one, twenty-two,
    twenty-three…
    I could feel him lean as the path took him down and then upI tried not to think about it
    Four hundred twelve, four hundred thirteen, four hundred fourteen…
    I knew when we were outI smelled the dry, clean breeze of the desertThe air was hot, though
    it had to be close to midnight
    He pulled me down and set me on my feetDo you think you can run omega quartz blindfolded?”
    “Yes
    He grabbed my elbow tightly in his hand and took off, setting a rigorous pace
    He caught me time and time again before I could fallI started to get used to it after a while, and
    I kept my balance better over the tiny pits and risesWe ran until we were both gasping
    “If… we can get… to the jeep… we'll be in… the clear
    The jeep? I felt a strange wave of nostalgiaMel hadn't seen the jeep since the first leg of that
    disastrous trip to Chicago, hadn't known it had survived
    “If we… can't?” I asked
    “They catch us… they'll kill cartier pasha watch youIan's… right about… that part
    I tried to run fasterNot to save my life, but because I was the only one who could save Jamie's
    “Going to… take off the blindfold
    “You sure?”
    “Don't… look around
    He yanked at the knots behind my headAs the fabric fell away from my eyes, I focused them
    only on the ground at my feet
    It made a world of differenceThe moonlight was bright, and the sand was very smooth and
    paleJared dropped his arm and broke into a faster strideDistance running
    was familiar to my bodyI settled into my preferred tiffany heart tag stri

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