Page 69 of Endgame

Oh. He thinks she should do it.

“We can go to urgent care,” I interject, but my words fall on deaf ears.

“Don’t be stupid, Ruby. You can do it here. Why would we…”

“Jake. It’s like, fifteen minutes from here. Twenty, tops.”

“Not the point! She’s bleeding all over the place.”

I look down, and he’s right. Blood is blossoming through the towel. My knees feel weak again, and I wobble. Jake snakes his arm around my shoulders to steady me. “I’m okay,” I maintain unconvincingly.

“Ruby!”

She sigh-growls. “Fine. Get her downstairs.”

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