Chapter 331

If they unplugged the oxygen machine, she'd be gone forever.

"You should go be with her, you know, for her last moments," I whispered.

"I know, I'm going." Wade looked up at me. "Sorry for bothering you."

"I still hope for a miracle."

He didn't say anything else. Just turned and walked away, leaving me staring after him, feeling something... different. Not like last night.

"What are you staring at? I've been calling your phone, but you didn't pick up," Hayden said as he walked over, grabbing the flowers from m

1. is.

I wasn't sure how to bring up Wade to Hayden, especially since I hadn't mentioned running into Wade last night. And Wade's story was so complicated.

But mostly, I felt this weird sadness settle in me-Wade's words echoing in my head: 'She might not make it much longer.

"Hey, what do you think it means when two people who aren't even related look a lot alike?" I asked.

"People are made of genes. With so many people in the world, it's normal for some to have similar genes," Hayden replied, all logical and matter-of-fact.

I thought about what Wade said, about why he'd been following me, and then asked, "Do you think there'll ever be a day when you look for traces of me in someone else? Someone who looks like me?" "Why would I do that?" Hayden shot back.

met his gaze. "I don't know, just

"To me, you're you."

this way of making me feel like

okay. I was just asking. Don't

ear. "I'm serious. I'd never go looking for your shadow in someone else. You're one of

sweet

we started walking, his hand gripping mine, he asked, "So, what

saw a picture just now. There's this girl who looks a lot like me," I paused, the image still fresh

shocked at the resemblance, but the longer I thought about it,

much alike?" Hayden sounded

so I'm worried one day

us up,"

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didn't laugh or defend himself like usual. Instead,

"On a guy's phone.

"A guy's phone?"

postgrad student," I said, keeping it

Hayden fell silent.

scratched his palm. "What's wrong? You're not

way he avoided my eyes

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