I also knew Dell was a good boy with bad friends. I was one of them, and I worried about leading him astray. But in those early years he made me feel cleaner, somehow; like all the shit wed gone through wasnt so bad. Like I could deal with it, so long as he was by my side. It had always been the way but still, I was sure Dell would disappear one day. I had nightmares about what I would do if they released him before me on good behaviour, if he should leave me behind in this fucked up limbo of our youth. Nightmares where if I didnt hold on to him, those long legs would take him away somewhere better...

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