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166 — JULIAN ADAMS (POV)
I can’t open my eyes. Every little movement seems to drain all my strength. I want to cry. I’m so desperate, so scared, but I can’t open my eyes.
What’s happening?The smell of gasoline is so strong that I’m having trouble breathing. Everything is dark because I can’t open my heavy eyelids. But I can hear it... not very clearly, but it sounds familiar. I know that voice... “Of course, I’m going to get him out of here! Both of you!” Mike says urgently, and I try very hard to react, but... I feel helpless. “But Jack, you, the tree...”“You need to get him out of here NOW.” Wait, brother? His voice sounds so desperate... “Don’t you smell that? The gasoline is leaking, Michael! There’s so much gas escaping from this shit! At any moment, it could explode!”Explode? Gasoline?The words fall slowly into place, and I finally remember how much fun we were
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Fallen for Daddy's Friend 184 — The end.
