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The air is tight, and we stop talking The wheels hum on the pavement on this short drive that feels like an eternity He parks illegally in front of the apart I’ve left Marley at sowith us, and we both ju into the lobby Taron punches the elevator button repeatedly until it finally opens

My heart is beating painfully hard against her, but it feels too slow Everything feels too slow Finally we’re at the top floor, and we dash toward the open door where a detective stops us in the entrance

“Hold it You can’t come in here” He’s a shorter man than me, and his hands are in the center of both our chests He’s wearing a white shirt and blue tie and a gun and badges are on his belt

My insides are coie I should have taken out of here I should’ve flushed it What was it? Heroin? Fentanyl?

“Detective…?” Taron as

ks

“Sanchez”

“Detective Sanchez, this is our friend… He’s more than a friend He’s a brother We were in the ether”

Sanchez nods “Are you Taron or Patton?”

“Taron Rhodes”

“Mr Rhodes, I’m sorry Your friend consumed a fatal dose of narcotics…”

A roaring noise fills my ears, and I walk away froone My insides are tearing apart Until…

“He’s alive?” Taron’s voice breaks through

EMS streaurney They push past us into the apart yellow tape over the doors I guess it’s a crime scene now