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"Dad is here He helped the others get me out I think he wanted to say hello to you, but I think now is probably not the best tie"

"Really?" I said with a watery chuckle

"Completely mental, if I'm honest Is anyone else there with you?"

"Julia's here"

"Let me talk to her, please," he demanded in a business-like voice

I handed the phone to Julia wordlessly and went to lie on the couch while they spoke Within seconds I was fast asleep, ensconced in the us was alive, and Mark was safe

When I woke several hours later, the sun was streah the open curtains of the bedroom I was disorientated for a few seconds until I re briefly when Marcus had carriedat nothing in particular, I swung s out of bed and pretty much skipped to the bathroo since yesterdayI peeled them off and spent a blissful twenty minutes in the steae of clothes later, I was ready for anything, and absolutely starving I wandered down a couple of passages, following the sound of voices until I found theiant wooden table Angusthe doorith a gentle s loudly Mark was there, grinning at sous sat on either side of an older version of Mark, plying him with questions, poor man I stepped into the room and suddenly everyone looked up at me

"Bex!" said Mark as he bounded out of his chair and envelopedI leaned back after a couple of seconds to look at er too, I realised as I started gasping for air

"Putbully I can't breathe!" I hissed at him He srown up now, Sis," he stated, looking down at me with a serious look on his face

"What happened, Mark?" I asked, unexpectedly afraid of his answer as I saw a growing sadness behind his eyes

"I killed a lot of people last night," he said expressionlessly, watching my face carefully for a reaction I could see he dreaded I thought back over all the years we'd been friends as well as siblings, of all the tied s I'd done or said, and I kneould rather die than let hih