couldn't help but believe it—I couldn't imagine someone, let alone Alice, being brave enough to cross him.
"Alice already saw it in a vision, didn't she?" I guessed. "That's why the things she says upset you. She knows I'm going to be like you... someday."
"She's wrong. She also saw you dead, but that clearly didn't happen either."
"Well, it should have," I replied sharply.
We stared at each other for a very long time. It was quiet except for the whirring of the machines, the beeping, the dripping, the ticking of the big clock on the wall. Finally, his expression softened.
"So where does that leave us?" He chucked, preparing to answer his own question. "I believe it's called an impasse."
"I think it's impassé," I muttered.
"How are you feeling?" he asked, eying the button for the nurse.
"I'm fine," I lied.
"I don't believe you," he said gently.
"I'm not going back to sleep."
"You need rest. All this arguing isn't good for you."
"So give in," I hinted.
"No, you give in!"
"No!"
He ignored me and pressed the button.
"Yes?" the speaker on the wall squawked.
"I think we're ready for more pain medication," he said calmly, ignoring my furious expression.

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Chapter 24

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