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Am I dead?

I couldn’t tell

Pain smarted from everywhere

A shadow fell over me as Cut ducked to my level "Whoops" His lips spread into a horrific sot in the way"

And that was it

That final tiny straw that

I withdrew intoMy hate fizzled My hope died I had nothing else to give Nothing else to feel The throbbing of the wound no longer bothered me because my senses shut down

There ca pain The receptors were tired of transnored

I’d neglectedand now it’d abandoned me

Cut pausedI’d reached rock-bottom Without a word, he unbuckled the fork and left ned heavily in the den No one ain

You won

I don’t care what you do anyeance My love My life

I had nothing to go back to Nothing to er survive or endure

"Get up, Weaver" Daniel stood over ers

I went

"Let’s roll again, shall we?"

I nodded

Monochrohts That was all that remained of me

I didn’t notice as Daniel tossed the dice

I didn’t look as it rolled to a stop by my foot I didn’t care when it didn’t flop to one side, staying poised on its edge--neither black nor red, both physical and psychological pain

As far as the debts went, as far as their fun continued, I’d checked out and left

I had no future What did I care about my present?

Daniel ducked to collect the dice "It’s as if the ghost of our ancestor controlled it"

Bonnie nodded "It is rather serendipitous"

Cut cae pair of shears froo, son" His eyes ain to the side-lines Deep in his light-brown eyes was the siven up His enjoyment had been taken away from him

Daniel held up the scissors "Knohat these are for?"

I re to use them on?"

I rejected his every taunt