No Safe Place

Chapter 99

P: You should have stopped me.

D: I know.

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P: But you didn’t, and I didn’t want you to.

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P: It’s all right, D—. It is.

D: It’s not all right. How is it all right?

P: It’s not that big a deal. It doesn’t have to a be a big deal, okay?

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P: I promise I won’t tell anyone.