Page 193 of Silenced

That in and of itself is a promise.

I twist our hands around so that this time, I can kiss his knuckles. “You’re right, andthatis why I won’t run.”

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Cassie: Hey! It’s me. Cassie. I have a new number.

Savannah: HOLY. FORKING. SHITBALLS. CASSIE!!!

Cassie: Happy to hear from me?

Savannah: YOU KNOW IT. My God, I’m so glad you’re okay!

Cassie: I’m better than okay. In fact, I’m gonna be in NYC soon. Want to meet up?

Savannah: You’re coming to NYC?! I thought you were going to Canada! WHAT. THE. FUCK. IS. GOING. ON?!

Cassie: Jeez, enough of the caps. PlEaSe.

Savannah: Don’t sass the original sasser! Now, you tell me what’s going on!

Cassie: Harvey’s not a problem anymore. :)

Savannah: Not a problem…?

Cassie: Uh huh. Anyway, tomorrow? Shopping? The city? What do you say?

Savannah: I say there’s too much you’re keeping from me.

Cassie: But… shopping? We both know you’re a shopaholic. Doubt that’s changed.

Savannah: It’s rude to use someone’s weakness against them.

Cassie: Lol. I mean, you’re not wrong.

Savannah: I know I’m not. I rarely am.

Cassie: Bighead.

Savannah: ;)

Savannah: But sure. Tomorrow. Meet at Ellie’s Bakery?

Cassie: God, the last time I was there…

Savannah: I know, honey. That was when we met for the first time in years.

Cassie: And Harvey had beaten me the night before.

Cassie: Wow. That’s… unnerving. In a good way.

Savannah: We don’t have to meet there?

Cassie: No. I like the symbolism of it. I’ll get Niko to drop me off.

Savannah: Niko? Who the fuck’s Niko?

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