"So wait you're saying they were arguing over who got to kiss you first?" Gabie scoffs and I frown.
"Yeah, but I didn't understand why. It's not like it was gonna be my first kiss," I grumble. "To end it I just had to kiss them all in quick successi...
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Allie
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Burning, crying, and blood so much blood.
"GABIE!" I wail and jump to my feet. My head spins and the pain makes me stumble but I remain on my feet.
"Allie? What's wrong?" Tony mumbles and rubs his eyes. It seems we both dozed off again.
"Something's wrong with Gabie," I say. "She's hurt I know it." Closing my eyes I open the bond and agony floods my nerves. "She's in so much pain!"
"Allie, what's going on? How can you keep this?" Tony questions and grabs my hands.
Through the pain, I manage to catch sight of a destroyed theater and Happy.
"I'm coming Gabie, just hang in there."
Abruptly I'm shut out and brought back to myself.
"She's with Happy, there at this theater, I think?" I stammer.
"I'll make some calls, you rest," he stares and rushes down the room.
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It isn't long before we get the news: there was an explosion at the Chinese Theater in LA.
Gabie and Happy were there and they're hurt.
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In the hospital everything is quiet except for the tv's; on the screens, the Mandarin is speaking again.
"True story about fortune cookies. They look Chinese, they sound Chinese, but they're actually an American invention. Which is why they're hollow, full of lies, and leave a bad taste in the mouth."
He slams his fist onto three fortune cookies and the thump makes me flinch.
"My disciples just destroyed another cheap American knock-off, The Chinese Theater."
Footage of the theater blowing up plays across the screen.
In the corner, I can see Gabie fall. It brings tears to my eyes to see her crumple, to see her bleed.
I should have been there.
"Mr. President, I know this must be getting frustrating, but this season of terror is drawing to a close. And don't worry, the big one is coming; your graduation."
The screens go black for an eternal second before the news replaces it.
"Miss Hollden?" Quickly I sniffle and wipe my tears away.
