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                        emerald eyes were set on the notebook on the table, pencil                         tapping rapidly against it and the french fries they’d ordered                         at mcinedible practically untouched by her. she was                         FRUSTRATED, to say the least. not understanding wasn’t                         something pleasant for alaska being that she considered                         there were enough uncertainties and doubts in her life for                         adding some stupid classwork to it.

                        after a few more seconds in which she was submerged in                         that tense silence, she dropped the pencil on the table and                         slumped back against the seat, reaching for the fries and                         grabbing a few.

                                                      ‘ this assignment is just STUPID and                                                         doesn’t make sense. c’mon, let’s finish                                                         the fries and get the hell outta here, i                                                         want a smoke. ‘

               ‘ I bought this stuffed panda for my son, Aaron.’ Although Claire knew that she had a lot to make up for being away at the island, she hoped that she could finally be the mom that he deserved to have after she had healed from the infection. Her eyebrows raised as a smile spread across her face.