Page 194 of Glass (Crank 2)

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But I need the other kind of love too.

Anyway, I’m eighteen. I can do as I please.

You can’t stop me from leaving.”

She draws even, anger flickering in her

eyes. You have responsibilities, a child

who needs you. What if I refuse to babysit?

[Go ahead. Call her bluff. You know

she won’t let you do it.] “Then I’ll

just have to take him with me.”

As if intuiting what that might mean,

Hunter puckers up, starts to cry.

Mom snatches him from my arms..

Go on. Go out. Get out of my house.

But someday you’ll regret this.

She May Be Right

But I can’t worry about that now.

I go upstairs, clean up, dress hot.

I’ve got to be hot for Trey.

I’m in love with him.

That scares the hell out of me.

Love is the first step toward

breaking up. [Come on. Love

makes making love better.]

Trey calls to tell me he’s almost

here. I leave without saying

good-bye, wait for him outside,

feeling guilty. Anxious.

One thing’s for certain. I may

be in love with Trey. But I’m

not going to tell him so. He

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