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¬ FASHIRE 

I clenched my jaw and closed my eyes, stifling my mounting frustration. 

I needed her to see this from my own view. It was important. 

Her next words caught me off guard. "There is something you're not telling me. I understand what you mean but I still don't think we should leave." She frowned. "Tell me. What use is trying to make me understand if you won't tell me everything that's behind your viewpoint." 

I returned her frown. "All of what I said washy enough to persuade you?" 

"None of it even makes sense. It's as if you're saying we should run at any sign of inconvenience no matter how little. You say anything could happen, it's the same everywhere here…" 

She then thinned her lips, tightened her clutch on the bag and say down on the bed, resolution setting in. 

"We're not going anywhere. Not until we've read this thing," she decided. 

My mouth fell open.