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er o ut f ro m u nder th e ta b le . " F elic ia !" H e s m ile d b ro ad ly , h is w hole f a ce lit u p, w hic h , w hat w ith th e b lo od a n d a ll, w as te rrif y in g. I
d id n't b la m e F elic ia f o r s c re am in g h er h ead o ff.
O ne o f th e c h ap ero nes, C oach H en ry , s p rin te d o ver to h elp , g ra b bin g K ev in 's a rm .
B ut K ev in ju st tu rn ed , o ne h an d s till c lu tc h in g F elic ia , a n d b ack han ded C oach H en ry a cro ss th e f a ce. T he c o ach , w ho w as s ix f o ot tw o a n d e asily o ver tw o h undre d
p ounds, w en t f ly in g b ack w ard .
A nd th en a ll h ell b ro ke lo ose .
P eo ple w ere s ta m ped in g f o r th e d oors , m ore te ach ers w ere s w arm in g K ev in , a n d F elic ia 's s c re am s h ad ta k en o n a d esp era te , k een in g e d ge. O nly R yan s e em ed
u nfa zed .
" A weso m e!" h e e n th use d a s tw o g ir ls s c ra m ble d o ver th e L an d R over a n d o ut o f th e g ym . " C arrie p ro m !"
K ev in w as s till h old in g o ne o f F elic ia 's h an ds, a n d b y n ow h e w as o n o ne k nee. I c o uld n't b e s u re , th an ks to a ll th e s c re am in g, b ut I th in k h e w as s in gin g to h er.

F elic ia w asn 't s c re ech in g a n ym ore , b ut s h e w as f is h in g in h er h an dbag f o r s o m eth in g.
" O h n o," I g ro an ed . I s ta rte d r u nnin g to w ard th em , b ut I s lip ped a n d f e ll in th e p unch .
F elic ia w hip ped o ut a s m all r e d c an a n d s p ra y ed th e c o nte n ts in K ev in 's f a ce.
H is s o ng b ro ke o ff in a g arb le d c ry o f p ain . H e d ro pped h er h an d to c la w a t h is e y es, a n d F elic ia r a n .
" It's o kay , b ab y!" h e s h oute d a fte r h er. " I d on't n eed e y es to s e e y ou! I s e e y ou w ith th e e y es o f m y h eart, F elic ia ! M y H EA RT!"
G re at. N ot o nly w as m y s p ell to o s tr o ng, it w as a ls o la m e.
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