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bathroom hallway, holding the makeshift ice pack to his
face. Staring at us.
“You can touch her? I mean—shit, I just saw you touch her
but that’s not even—”
“You have to go,” Adam says to him. “You’ve already left a
chemical trace leading right to my home. We need to leave,
and you can’t come with us.”
“Oh hey—whoa—hold on.” Kenji stumbles into the living
room, wincing as he puts pressure on his leg. “I’m not trying
to slow you down, man. I know a place. A safe place. Like, a
legit, super-safe place. I can take you. I can show you how
to get there. I know a guy.”
“Bullshit.” Adam is still angry. “How did you even find me?
How did you manage to show up at my door, Kenji? I don’t
trust you—”
“I don’t know, man. I swear I don’t remember what
happened. I don’t know where I was running after a certain
point. I was just jumping fences. I found a huge field with an
old shed. Slept in there for a while. I think I blacked out at
one point, either from the pain or from the cold—it is cold as
hell out here—and the next thing I know, some dude is
carrying me. Drops me off at your door. Tells me to shut up
about Adam, because Adam lives right here.” He grins. Tries
to wink. “I guess I was dreaming about you in my sleep.”
“Wait—what?” Adam leans forward. “What do you mean
some guy was carrying you? What guy? What was his
name? How did he know my name?”
“I don’t know. He didn’t tell me, and it’s not like I had the
presence of mind to ask. But dude was huge. I mean, he had
to be if he was going to lug my ass around.”
“You can’t honestly expect me to believe you.”
“You have no choice.” Kenji shrugs.
“Of course I have a choice.” Adam is on his feet. “I have no
reason to trust you. No reason to believe a word that’s
coming out of your mouth.”