Page 37 of One Last Wish

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MY PHONE BUZZING ANDfalling off my nightstand woke me in the middle of the night.

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DARCE: WHO’S THIS?

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THE JACKASS! IT WASthreein the morning, and heknewwho this was!

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ALORA: GO AND FUCKyourself! It’s three in the morning!

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DARCE: OH, ALORA, ITmust be you. You’re always so pleasant to me.

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ALORA: DID YOU CALLin sick or not show up? Malcolm hates it when you don’t call in.

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DARCE: I HAD MORE IMPORTANTmatters. I can handle Malcolm. How did you get my number? Theo?

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ALORA: EVELYN

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DARCE: AH.

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ALORA: YOU CARRIEDme to the cab and stroked my hair?????

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DARCE: YOU HAVE PRETTYhair. I couldn't help myself. It’s very soft.

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ALORA: EVELYN SAIDyou were distraught when you found me unconscious on the floor.

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DARCE: I’D BE THATway with any unconscious body, Alora. I’m not an asshole.

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ALORA: YOU’RE NEVERgoing to admit it, are you?

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DARCE: NOPE!

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