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I raised un I could easily hit his back at this point, but that wasn’t how I always i him In my head, it had always been more intimate

Noanted him to suffer

There was no way he could outrun me He’d trainedon his arm so hard it cracked He screaround, firing off another wild shot that un from his hand and tossed it away I positioned ers around his throat

His eyes bulged and he swung atinto his neck harder He wheezed and began kicking his legs

His face turned red

I held on tighter

He dropped his fingers fro

I didn’t care

I didn’t care

I didn’t care

I let out a screahtly Officer Mayer gasped for air, rolling onto his side as his body shook and trembled

I wiped a hand across my eyes and found they et Officer Mayer stared up at me, his expression ahi I’d had a few seconds ago Did I kill someone just because I could? Was that who I was?

I kicked the gun farther from Officer Mayer’s reach and pulled two sets of cuffs from his belt I slapped them around his ankles and wrists

No That wasn’t who I was

My body was heavy as I straightened, and I forced myself to turn around to where Callu over his body He had so bloody in his hand A bullet

Callu down his cheek fro across the dirt so fast I almost knocked hihed and wheezed as I squeezed hi my hands on his cheeks His eye was a bloodyto heal, and I pulled his hand ahen he tried to touch it "Don’t It will heal faster if you leave it alone"