9. Jessie

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9Jessie“Miss Jessie?” “Jessie,” I corrected, mumbling as I rolled over in bed. I didn’t usually sleep well in strange beds, but this was different. Maybe I was just exhausted from being so worried about Gina, meeting so many new people. Spending half the night thinking about Landry and the scars on his back. I had spent untold hours thinking about him, imagining what it must have been like to be that little boy. No wonder he turned out the way he did. “Jessie,” Gina corrected herself. “Good morning.” I opened one eye, teasing her. She giggled, standing at the edge of the bed. I grabbed her, pulling her in with me. She giggled helplessly. “Good morning. How did you sleep?” She sat up. “Good. It was kinda noisy downstairs, though.” I nodded. “Yeah, it did get noisy sometimes. I’m sorry

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