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“Ryat?” I cry “Please Don’t leaveit to stop,

S, I watch the color start to drain froainst mine

I wrap ive out, and I fall to the floor with hi over his body, I see the blood start to pool around us onto the tile He lifts his hand tohis shirt

“Because … I love you,” he says through a cough, and then his hand falls to the floor to his side

“Ryat?” I shout Mine pound on his chest “Ry—at?” it cracks when a sob racks my body

“Get up!” Matt gripsme from my husband

“No! I won’t leave hirip

“Get your ass off the floor!” he de an arm around rip on Ryat’s shirt

He pickswhile I look at Ryat’s dead body lying on the floor His eyes are now closed, and his head is tilted to the side, facing me

Matt leans intohis life for you was fucking pointless For his me out of the house

My fingers dig into his forear a dust stor o of asp for a breath while he throwshis knee intome

I try to screae out of his pocket and reripson s dropping like dead weight He reed breath His hand onoverdown at me

“I alin, Blakely And you were always supposed to be o, he runs his knuckles down the side of my face

“Is she out?” I hear a voice off in the distance

I blink, taking every ounce of strength I have to open theain

“Almost,” he answers