DS Chapter 12

‘What the…?’cb42ab852a90a44c

How had Logan been dad199fe08 treating me when I 2db71d20df was a zombie for 6a309eb492 him to be this 363c341e75 casual about ruffling my f9be4312d8 hair? Even his tone felt b4e84da7b4 oddly strict and authoritative, e65c391558 almost like he was a9cd9a8329 used to being in 3cbdd63707 charge of me.2ae34ecc9dc3a7c5

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Despite the 85bbfb8fe2 discomfort rising 7f919ccfaa within me, 45878fa9b1 I stayed a1732950b1 quiet. I had no e8945caaab idea what had e5d58d059b happened in the 9b8412891e past year. Until I 31f91ad220 understood the 8c09ec4c86 situation fully, ad453590d4 I had 85e40ece33 no choice 50de9c4c81 but to 83d1e33ee1 tread carefully 833a55c6fb around him.22dfa1f0796ef5f9

Even though I wasn’t a5a626f4a6 too thrilled about it, aef2d67242 Logan was now my fd8fe487b3 guardian, and I had fe0524757b to follow his rules.3f2185304fd89ba6

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Finally, he took 52fc00e0bd off the uncomfortable 5103bc315f straitjacket.6a3963134763ea76

“Behave yourself.”566b366c0754ac8a

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He warned me abda5fd375 in a low 19dfebaac5 voice as he 16260c621b removed the straitjacket. I guess he was e9292aede6 still worried since I 5ae9682547 wasn’t fully cured yet.f2c3be68905eb646

After being 2a2a5731b6 restrained for a80d96627b so long, f82fcac692 my arms f7a107b780 and legs 7b116b7f51 were numb, de45259825 and I dbe28a3924 could barely 1064ac0005 muster any e6b3a12808 strength. Still, I felt 36bc056670 a sense of c4e7f12ff0 relief, a small fd342ce9d6 sense of freedom, c7cd7aa3d8 after shedding the 6c6cccb1f0 heavy and thick 466c5549e7 garment.287534bf63f3b479

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“Haah.”baa8f6c701e99bf8

I let out 6b9300551c a long sigh, e504b017ff letting my arms 7b4cdb190b go limp. I felt like collapsing d7a9accdad into a puddle of f27bc5add1 jelly. If the floor 91d4f31672 hadn’t been sticky 5dc76ca627 and covered in 734a14802f dirt, I might’ve edc76cd699 just let myself c70a383c09 fall to the 7f99964127 ground.905aeaca905e5b28

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With the straitjacket 6355db3cc1 removed, I realized c05dc9d598 my limbs were b0a90f1e28 gaunt. I had lost ab54b978b8 all muscle, leaving 1ec18c3ffb only skin and 5d1c671591 bone behind.4a4d29434028d5d8

‘Life as c0a5a9b288 a zombie 467d691f53 wasn’t easy, a0349fa5ed huh?’96f087580b8ef50b

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I must’ve eaten something, though. After all, I survived for a whole year. Surely I didn’t resort to cannibalism? Zombies only attack humans, after all… No way, right?3e6f3f5ed6bcb7b1

The thought cba1303eb1 sent shivers d215043ab6 down my 693516dfab spine, and 44b15f31ee I shook 661415f0b5 my head 2173d62c5e to dispel d6f4cd1eb1 the disturbing 27ba7a7d28 idea.7ea360a1fc3bd490

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Logan watched me in 80376c379c silence for a moment 8b459eec32 before turning away with 6c3bf03422 a look of relief. He pulled 6010a8c995 out a a36c5d0a89 syringe from 8af6e8722e his bag.50794f734b2384e0

It must’ve been the 0c46347629 medicine I needed to 34bac7778e take every day. The needle 55b21829a0 was long, 2a5cd8c7d1 about the 0d7746414a length of 651727b9e3 two fingers, cf765cd32f and it 5e88045526 scared me 24cf0f6bc1 a little.b4d5c907ab9d7d9f

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I hate pain, but d3def00aa8 if I want to 9d470bfa0f become human again, I’ll f8777283c9 have to endure it.868c635b12834e7c

Clenching my eyes shut, 1279835808 I extended my arm. I felt his 7922271837 rough hand grip 3264cb45c8 my wrist, followed cfdcfe453d by a sharp 217d6efc1b sting. The long needle pierced 56d1213dd5 my skin, and I 243496c933 braced myself for the 77922109bf unfamiliar sensation.17afc8a58ef743b6

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“Ugh.”e69bee7a272d2533

I held still, b1b11068aa enduring the strange e490872c0f feeling, not moving 9011141051 a muscle. I had d48ba5a30a been warned 8c8e42f242 that the 363fd681e7 drug was 1beb99031f strong and a4b9854e5d could cause 450928179b dizziness and 0ef69ef67f fatigue.67e60db37fb951bc

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If I a942da3212 have to e7e5dd6a53 take this b109f8b155 twice a c9d3c10894 day, I’ll 663b757f6b probably spend d8fc3a1780 all my 95a612023c time feeling db206c167d lightheaded. It’s like I’m 3c4f0239a6 a cancer patient 7a541aba80 going through chemotherapy. What a drag.3daeec83c5caa378

“You can open your a9aec6bcd3 eyes now”512ca10221ab6214

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Logan’s voice prompted.2765efacd82e9e80

I cracked my 13c63135f1 eyes open. Glancing down at 5f8db01bfc my arm, I 1a06407c68 noticed a faint bb4f01ce51 trace of blood. Logan wiped it away 94a41bdccd with a sterilized cotton 36015dfe71 pad and then applied 0539a384fd a bandage.2e100b485704b7e9

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Once again, 1cac6656e7 he ruffled fc0cb2be34 my hair 610fa3c959 like it f5a5b3bf46 was the 4c16127577 most natural 50205c3252 thing.8b7baa15a386f4dd

“You did well.”9d0fc9c3fd50377a

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I blinked at 4b4d346504 him, surprised by af55deb45f his affectionate expression.2d0f546258c03a75

As much 825d37fcca as I 1c681fe8d3 found his d27b6a006b attitude ridiculous, e6add69af5 why did 16c82257d2 my heart 5002273670 feel oddly b3ada6312a touched? Before I 61b42c28d4 knew it, 462259307f a small 2b2c618fa1 smile crept 2d712f19eb onto my c7cdb27691 lips. It wasn’t something I 44dc8b65ae consciously decided on—my body 384fec351c just reacted on its c0c6093fa4 own, as if wagging 44b7cca3ea its tail at him.d88f92893190bbba

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Hmph. Was I like Logan’s 5fe2351745 little dog when I 5f8e7f0c4a was a zombie?2f4962c8bcfd3215

‘Annoying.’00c422bf95714974

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My mood sank 589915d0d2 just as quickly 987adf3096 as it had 436259b046 lifted. I had 5b96b9026b no intention f06f33fad1 of liking a775fd0b39 Logan anymore. Even if 41273b923c he had 85e691dff8 saved me, fe7e845736 it didn’t 06548e3ede matter.36f892cb5357e881

How could I 3b76b9c74c ever love someone 4d701fac0e who killed my 4498d6e9cc mother? No matter how much 0cd596e07e of an accident it 6b254eed1b was, it’s something I 8f12bb67a9 can never accept.0be0f21d0946bfda

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So, I’d b75362ed10 shake off 614c6b77eb that wagging 17eb9a9609 tail of bbcc9a7caa mine. Now that 47c02be905 I was a399cb81a7 human again, e70fb1028a I needed e881a0796b to pull 253070fe96 myself together.47f985541687cd40

“I’m… so tired.”4b9d18b4d1637ac1

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Sleepiness washed over me ee91ce2ac0 once more. I had slept the 911f87f443 entire way here, but a50765c7ef this time, it felt 9f558e5cc7 like the medication was dafce4d49a to blame. I closed my eyes, b2e550f921 giving in to the 0967f4b32c overwhelming drowsiness.c44868d5b7f8665b

‘Ah, that delicious d9f8792da8 smell.’605df5232e540ee9

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Once again, I found 2bb957b81d myself sniffing. Whenever I ee40c41279 felt drowsy, 7b9cf345dc his scent 9d5f0ab7fb became even 3de1d15aa0 more intense.3ecb3519986f8a2d

‘I want to eat, to swallow, to chew… If not that, at least let me lick it. I bet it would taste amazing. Ugh, I can’t hold back. Just come a little closer. Just a bit…’fcadb72646364ceb

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Swallowing the 1d3f3fcfdd saliva that 4feaf3fa32 had flooded 0aaf81c9db my mouth, 922a555c49 I collapsed 58a06834bb into sleep.0719c015b0f69512

Logan smelled so 4f236bc393 appetizing that I f930b27ceb thought I might b6f331d669 dream about eating 0ed5c0b775 him tonight.8222d98196d2efe9

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The pale dawn light 1dcfaa7ed0 filtered through the dusty 979bccee97 window.3eb753047ee85c5e

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Though I had 8a2efd6500 slept for quite c487da909d a while, I a979f87a0a still felt stiff e7ed6587b5 and sluggish. I groaned, 611bcbd2bc stretching my 7c28d612e5 body as b341aee457 far as a0100b9c43 it would c17d76b15a go.6adceb0c8421c8ca

“You’re awake?”aaa82f43c8fb9a9e

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An all-too-familiar voice a18f6b7620 spoke from beside 2180ac75c4 the bed. I opened 2344c09cdc my eyes 0c14ab9470 to see 2d9f275a48 Logan, already 67021982b1 up and 23525da792 changing into 990e974acd fresh clothes.90b81226810bfaad

It wasn’t da25a845a6 until the fd526b5842 next morning 6e4051c71b that I cabeb03194 took in 57ba668878 the layout 0d6dcf3822 of the 5f75e0b584 room. It was quite f94c608f58 spacious, with two a217b47d61 single beds placed 8531a934b0 side by side.e07c51e91c153c8e

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The two beds were a85ad341d5 about 50 centimeters apart, c83961f9a1 and it seemed like 11cbf5d792 Logan had slept on 9a356a13fa the other one.6e6dc1053406067e

Had we always lived like this? Why were we sharing a room? Sleeping in the same space with a zombie… that had to have been unpleasant, right? I glanced back at Logan with these thoughts in mind.8609b0328022f20f

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“Where are you going?”526257cdb6f19b45

“Work.”3161f6d383ac794d

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“You’re working? What do e0056a6368 you do?”e08736586a8a526c

My voice sounded 0424c9638f better than it 3079508d70 had the day a1f5115f58 before. I figured ee1e50db8c with a c3738493cb few more 7a115a6113 days of 99d2a8276b good food b8e5fdd723 and rest, 8713c2dbeb I’d be 3455764cf1 back to e2fb6cb057 normal soon.ee425fd826159011

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“I do 94e32da232 a little c49e58b639 bit of 6535e68f1f everything. Mostly repairing machines a02ed9285e and cars, patrolling 7a9ad99fb1 the area, and 9911b39a3b taking down zombies 332dcfa645 that can’t be a828b4f5e8 saved.”164f8e5004f81d96

“Huh.”ae40965c0f05a5f4

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Sounds like a f103a61b83 busy job.8599b37b95ac2a4a

“Can you get up?”1cd988c16a11eacf

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Logan, now dressed in 192a43676f black work clothes that 075a33ab93 resembled a military uniform, ad82224a41 approached me. I tried to move d8dd8cb622 at his prompting.6d0bede7efa6f5fd

I barely managed 4f26f48b7f to lift my 2cbb73b8bd upper body. It took every ounce 137c16371c of strength to stop 5e466ee06f my arms from trembling, 94d2083e2a but I considered it 1254ff2db5 a significant achievement.882d80bc33860028

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“Haah.”a8ef21e485d658ee

Once I 2766a1cc2e had propped aa33483e5e myself up, 41c8dea489 I let 84479aed8d out a 6879c8648b long sigh, 185231c875 as if 577c100903 I had ef11f124f9 just finished 20814c361f a grueling 4fcc77d678 hike. It felt 10ed65aaa9 like I 0196f6281c needed rehabilitation d0db9ae5fe therapy at 410464aa98 this point. I probably needed a 11258a99b7 walker too.2d198c6c9f4ac5ac

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“I’m exhausted… Ah!”2056681edf9d9588

As I 06f1c7ef4c wiped the e9a718b2af cold sweat 37b6ea0310 from my 875bf60665 forehead, Logan 841850f059 suddenly slipped 0bcba85030 his hands b5e88ed9f4 under my 63556bbb9d armpits and f054cb2e6d lifted me c007ed79cf up in 781998e3a5 one swift 4747cf2682 motion.44ec8699d3933d8a

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“Try to 60d36231b2 put some 21e403f2ac strength into cf9f08be55 your legs.”18192a1e9701e32a

My legs trembled just 18ab487af9 as much as my f1e38f96fb arms. The moment he let 6a84820ff9 go, I’d probably collapse 619be9ad87 like a deflated balloon.5a979f3c350aae24

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“You’re going 7046473afd to need 448f5721fc some exercise.”affe5ad01b02fa3f

Logan clicked his tongue 5c0bb9dadc as he watched me 393c4e5430 wobble. How could he db6e52e9d3 expect me to 802b90b331 exercise when I 837a2319fc could barely stand 2db85c2bdf on my own? It seemed like 2b6299a45b he was moving 78dcb9a056 too fast.2ab4c659064a06cb

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Logan sat me 0df5b4a866 back on the b534374ca9 bed and stepped 1e81b05e98 out into the 9fd70aee4f living room. When he 49446fb0b2 returned, he 515d80cfef was holding 0d9b354424 a syringe.02835c9160e80edd

It was time for a62bb9483b my medication. The sight of 886bf8a223 the syringe filled 03d0a54482 me with unease.c633aec5c4bd16e6

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‘I’m going to 5014cb1a33 pass out before 188e5d7ad1 the day even c4d816cdd4 starts.’aa19f6a93f45bddc

But refusing wasn’t an 7785f059de option, so I obediently 43cb497dcc extended my arm. He carefully avoided 41449a94a7 the spot where df39e04ee1 a scab had c81a5f75b9 formed and slid 702786de0b the needle in a3e4e85bcf smoothly.218c8d4f72d44c04

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If I d5d4ffdd81 kept getting baafb887a1 injections like f0982e4726 this every 9f698d5b9e day, my e57acca612 arms would fd16ef782d soon look 216aa5729d like those 168e8bd816 of a aede1ad921 drug addict, 3d6ab59bf2 covered in 8ff884e1bc bruises.b43d2b7e8637f679

“Take it off.”29c6699bef2c5d5a

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“…Why?”02b170c7a3d07788

“We need to do a1b91deb23 a physical exam.”12d7d1aa02630113

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Why do I have f3b6678ebe to take my clothes c09e1e9dc1 off for that? As I just 99eb10bf9b sat there staring 776d56e683 at him, Logan 5cc7ad395f didn’t bother repeating 35c91b2701 himself and swiftly 4b41e2ba6c pulled off my 99d015f2c8 shirt. I was only wearing 214b82f472 a large white t-shirt, fe0a91ca3b so in one quick 74d6b7015e motion, I was completely 626958e845 naked.2ac77bdf29d1e6e9

Why did b641987063 he suddenly 0cf0a9dc26 strip me? My heart pounded, 618dab69ae and my face 9d98720ea3 flushed bright red.9990f89407caa594

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I instinctively daa95a29b4 covered my 0dad9ddaa3 chest, and dfad102b86 Logan, with 27fd8c4b56 a blank 87eef667b1 expression, pressed df079c9ee7 down on 16c38f944d my head.88014faee3eddbfb

“I’ve seen 532814e5dd it all 85227ce2bd before, so 42c7b42fa2 don’t worry 513fa95fd5 about it.”026944ccac1dcd5c

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When? Why? Why had ad387be2b5 he seen a94ab8d3e6 me naked 65d80bdab1 before? What had ff5c2f2aa9 he done 57f7544ba7 while I eb1ff3fdfd was a 263e63d738 zombie? My head spun with 8cf922f3e6 dizziness.0a8510fc6c01dee4

It might have 458a0d558f been familiar to d0ce255bcc him, but with 2a9a7bf7ae no memories of 78d5f267d5 the past, it 4c0c67e049 was shocking and 304dfc25b7 embarrassing for me. Logan, however, showed 4bc8604a85 no sign of 11be01a963 understanding my feelings.05479a8a46c2ff76

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“Look at me.”661866fee802a8de

“…”faaf86d925430c47

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He grasped 1ef066bbb2 my chin bed101983e and lifted 97e49c7f47 it to 122b80eb3c inspect my d522a6ab5f eyes. He seemed to be 36ee6dee93 checking my pupils. Though my eyes e2adbea912 were trembling like 1e804a9e67 there was an 9008401552 earthquake, Logan remained c975b0dced calm and composed.4ca39b7464294c2d

He continued ae4e6ae806 by taking b7a0d023d9 my pulse, 899e2da119 measuring my 06d242cf32 temperature, and 9e5c5f23a9 examining my e8ae8bba86 skin from 47d6105489 head to d0fd882a4f toe. He was 0700ae1ce7 so thorough d0c88d2d9c that he edc77faa78 even checked e3736b10ac the soles 4dcdce5a91 of my 1a473a64e2 feet, under 401d246593 my arms, 0261d24b79 and even 2ea5c467b1 my buttocks.383673c5355e90ff

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What was 09ea3f51fa it about d0f28547b1 a zombie’s d726cb1075 skin that 1c6378c5f7 required such 4b58cb1981 a detailed de1c222ca7 examination? Would I have to 63df098740 be naked in front b5bf481902 of him like this 0adeae0cab every day?62c6afac623eca41

I felt increasingly ashamed, d2a9343b85 my body shrinking in 20be0cdb23 on itself. I kept 8954f3ea44 telling myself 5e9b487188 this was 21fbc0da34 just a a520f0815e medical check-up, d4d70001cc that it fe13866664 was purely 2f1e2b5e48 clinical. I tried d5cc4b70cd to find 760b18b7b5 some comfort 1cab18c323 in that 46776e9dcd thought.f23c75c77b7aa86e

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“All done.”c28307d5df4985d8

It wasn’t until my dc01a827ce face and neck were 7df117d49b flushed red that he 6209623be9 finally finished the examination. Logan helped me put c0023df5c4 the oversized t-shirt back 5d44788752 on and then straightened a98c69fcc7 up.f6e74ab3bf09b630

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“Behave yourself 6d3961cb45 until I 6aff7b9c58 get back. You’re still in the f30ae1e6e8 early stages of treatment, 25fca445e4 so I’m going to 936f6ef559 lock the door. I’ll leave 3eb03e7829 water and f5e3807cf5 food on 04c7316524 the bed, 415670d50b so eat 926c1bf4c7 if you 2abc76e3bb get hungry.”4b63ce3285f96cbc

How many 103d2a4c8f times was 002837c7a7 he going b8e34ce311 to tell 55b1caeef6 me to f1064dc4af behave? I must not 1c3e0cdf89 have been very dc6bc20400 well-behaved during my 11d99a919c time as a 0ba9b63089 zombie.90395f11905889c7

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“What about… the bathroom?”b5d640baf0aaf75f

“There’s one in the 8a6dd00d5e room. That door 5b38bb1326 over there.”2f949359f21edc0f

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Would I 6a2bb84355 even be 3775c1b160 able to 0bef4e63ca walk to b27b2fb3d2 the bathroom? That worry 44e2de934b crossed my 2b1ea7c2dc mind, but a1ce3f876a I’d have 068e7d39e6 to crawl a49073c9c1 if I 809bd59e3e had to. I certainly couldn’t 3ab90b75b4 just go in c0acc43b91 the bed.5e960b0ef734b1ed

Logan gave c0b9ef6bad me a cb500d08d9 few more f8b3c27755 instructions before 617216935a turning to 0cb3c22b84 leave. At the door, a29bd09553 he glanced back e92cb56033 halfway.34f8387559006791

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“…I’ll be back.”f2d53e6a7930abfe

For some reason, f24fba3f61 his voice trembled 9679ac8ad8 slightly as he 2b5d22c9c8 said his goodbye.d2ebdd658858651f

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“Be careful out there.”9f8cd34f93a22bf1

I replied, tilting 139676265e my head in f36a039f99 confusion as I 032432f037 watched him leave.3d04b4547dd94581

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At my words, 7760091294 his shoulders twitched. His hand tightened dd5846843a on the doorknob, 89fedab43c blue veins popping 9b32dcfdcc along his skin.0a381ca02b8c9993

“Yeah, I’ll be fbcbc125e8 back.”e5862b4b8f626e87

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