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"Wait" I leap froh aze scans the computer, the pill, then the spot where the outline of Ellis was standing only o I think of the cuffs I had to sleep in for months, the bars on my ,as I can remember, the voices I’ve heard for practically forever

My brother’s words echo in my head

Open your eyes The world is only e believe it is

No, I’ive in just yet, to accept that I’ht, that I don’t belong in the real world

There has to bea pretty ornaet to the bottoet to the bottom of what happened to my brother Until I do, I have to keep this discovery my dirty little secret No one can find out about hts by a rap on the door

Quickly shutting off the computer, I hurry down the hallway I don’t head for the front door, but to the sliding glass door My gaze rolls over the parking lot

Puddles cover the ground and rain crashes fro lot In theto know it’s not hiht, but my mouth plummets to a frohen I spot a Plyht in front of s to

"Es on the door "I need to talk to you"

I grind ether as I inch toward the door

"Emery, I have a key, so either you can let me in, or I’ll let myself in"

I shake my head Of course he has a key

I unlock the deadbolt and open the front door

"Why are you here again?" My voice trembles, despite my bold question I knohat the man in front of me can do, have seen it too ain?" he questions, lifting his hat froainst the doorframe and cross my ar" When he maintains his puzzlement, I continue, "Thou shall not break"

He rubs his jawline with his brows knitted "I really have no clue what you’re talking about I didn’t leave a note, but I’ like that"

"Of course you’re not, because I knoas you I knohat your handwriting looks like, Father I know you’ve been doing things to try to scareme or, at least, your men have"

"Emery, you will not speak to me like that If I say I didn’t write it, then I didn’t write it But you’re right about h, not how youus both to flinch "Now, are you going to let me in so I can explain why I’m here?"