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Finished "I Know What You Need"! Beth goes to Ed's house and discovers that Ed used voodoo to manipulate her into wanting him and even kill Tony. Ed returns and angrily declares his love for her and jealousy for her popularity. Beth stomps on the voodoo doll and breaks up with him, but Ed claims she'll want him back someday. Feeling sorry for him, she throws his magic stuff off a bridge. Overall, good story!

Beth takes a bus into town and contemplates whether she really loved Ed or if she only loved his ability because it provided her with a mirror of herself, showing only what she wanted to see. She gets off the bus, feeling very lonely.

Alice reveals to Beth that Ed has been lying about a lot of things, so she hired a private detective to get info on him. Turns out, Ed knew Beth back in the first grade and helped his father win at gambling and the stock market as a kid. His mother believed he was a demon and tried to kill him twice. He's been using his powers to manipulate Beth into loving him. But Beth doesn't wanna hear it and storms away.

Beth once again notices the strange envelopes Alice is receiving. What the hell is going on here?

Beth starts to love Ed even more because their interests align and he doesn't push her to do things she doesn't want to. What a considerate man. Just like mine. Only my man doesn't read my mind. Ed, however, seems sus. Is there a bad guy among us? Lol! Sorry, I'm on weed right now.

Beth goes to meet Ed, who claims he didn't call so he could give her the opportunity to date around and meet other guys. The two of them then go on a date together.

Beth receives a male visitor, and responds with annoyance until she finds out it's Ed. She instantly gets dressed and goes to meet him. That's great!

Beth is back to school, though she and Alice have grown a little distant due to the final exam last year. However, Ed hasn't been calling her, and she's a little upset over it. She tries looking up his address but finds nothing but the street name. Alice, however, starts receiving envelopes in the mail with no return address. Coincidence, or related?

At the airport, Beth is disappointed when Ed doesn't come to see her off. But to her surprise, Ed calls her instead. He tells her she's strong and doesn't need him right now. When she says she'll go back to school, Ed admits that he loved her from the start. Then he tells her not to say anything, and that they'll have all the time in the world later, then hangs up. Rather interesting.

While Beth has a good evening, she can't sleep at night because of all the questions in her head. Aside from what we already saw, she doesn't know how Alice could have told him, how his menial job paid for his expensive car, and how he knew she was going home by plane. Now even Beth is starting to become suspicious. Unfortunately, she's beginning to fall in love with him.