Skin and Bones

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Parts 2
Time 9m

Reads 90
Votes 5
Parts 2
Time 9m

He puts his hand on my shoulder, but it doesn't calm me like it should. The shop is too small, the street is too small, the world is too small, for all the grief charring my insides.
The shop is light, and the clerk was polite, but the look in his eyes told me he was too curious about what happened for me to feel comfortable. 
The store is filled with tv's filled with people. All of them are talking about me, and I know Rowan will be next. 
How did our straight A student end up on a road trip resulting in a death? How did the sweet Eloise end up being an accomplice in a crime?
How did I, of all people, become the person responsible for 6 people's survival?
And, more importantly; how did I fail?All Rights Reserved

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