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I closed e of ht off club grounds

That fucking back entrance we’d ignored for years had been breached

“He was here,” I repeated, opening ain “Got no clue what the fuck you’ve been up to, but I don’t have tiht now”

Cecilia winced and wiped her pal she still was

I glanced to the side and went silent as a couple para them inside the back of an ambulance One by one, they took them away

“Let’s go,” I finally called out to the others We no longer had reason to stay at the house “We need to get to the hospital”

Chapter 14

Trix

My neck snapped back and forth as he shook me, but I didn’t make a sound He didn’t like it when I was noisy, so I was very, very careful to stay quiet He was saying so about toothpaste, but I couldn’t understand him

Where was my mama?

I tried really hard not to look at his angry eyes as he talked to me in the mean voice, and eventually my eyes wandered to the far side of the room, where my door was

Mama There she was

I tried to stop the whimper I kept my mouth sealed shut, but somehow the sound came out my nose Oh, no He didn’t like it when I was noisy I peed my pants like a little baby as my mama ran into the room

“Ma’a me into the present as he crouched down in front of me “Ma’am?”

“I’m fine,” I replied hoarsely, unable to meet his eyes

Chapter 15

Cameron

I grabbed Trix’s hand and pulled it to my chest as soon as we’d climbed into her car She was okay Thank fuck If they’d hit only a few minutes earlier, she would’ve been in the yard, directly in their line of sight I sed hard and kissed her fingertips,on the car

Her fingers twitched, then straightened, rubbing softly over my cheek for just a moment She was there, healthy and safe I couldn’t consider what-ifs We had too many absolutes to deal with first

Rose sat in Tommy’s lap the entire way to the hospital, both of them completely silent I didn’t have the heart to make her buckle up The poor kids recked, and Cecilia wasn’t doing much better

I barely had the headspace to comfort them at all