EL'

to repeat hersel

wrap my brain aroun

that turns people into

in an episode of

e of all this." I sat on the fl

lot. Let's just forget abou

for a while and tried

oming over was to show me something import

eason I'm here," she responded. "But it can w

curious," I raise

d stood up. Gabz ran towards the bedroom door. She tu

will if you tell me what happened to your hand?"

ared with a proud giggle. "Just come the

and pulled me to my feet. She li

e going anyw

ped walk through th

two left and I followed in pu

pped at the doo

ly?" I blinked a few

ently and yelled, "Just op

e security panel and within seconds the lights change

vred her tall, skinny frame under my arms and

is too strong

ide. She hightailed her ass inside

far end of the room, analyzing a

never told me why you painted it though?" She s

g in the woods from something or someone when I collided in his muscular frame. He was mysterious and charming and a little conc

Stoic expression on her face. The intens

of the first portrait I made after the death of my dad. It

and I remembered I kept getting flashes of the boy's face and I just picked up my paintbrush

the similarities between t

ced, but I guess they do

ts to sit side by side. "I think that they

as uncanny. I made a loud gasp. "How did I not n

me chin, the sa

beauty mark on the righ

obvious one, and that was

I guess this is a bit too hard for you to di

ter my dad died. I believe it was a way for me to deal with my grie

njured up his much older and hotter v

ugh it still hurts that my dad was not he

at I'm about to leave for college. I guess I'm anxious

ound new people. But if I was going to survive in the work wo

them from around her neck. The l

Gabz, you're abo

phone. She handed it to me. I was confused.

my expression. "Just look a

as she

g beneath me. I had to grab a hold of

red at the photo again. "Is this

to say. "Yes, that's your dream guy

t even notice I was holding. I

ny damages later. I was hyperventilating and my h

oing to pass out if

while taking deep breaths. My breathing

should sit

gainst the wall and slid down u

ou ok,

incing as possible. "Where - how did y

me to tell you about

e over to sit next

g to be an interesting r

tbelt and waited

tening,"

arted thre