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Chapter 83: Pay The Price
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2024-10-29 19:42:56The gunshot echoed loudly inside the shack, and specks of blood clouded my vision almost instantly. It trickled down to her eyebrows, and the gasp almost became inaudible. She stumbled on the ground, this time, she fell unconscious. Her eyes were kept open, her mouth was parted, and her skin shivered. One last second, and she shut her eyes closed. She was frozen. She was dead. I killed her.
As I witnessed the scene unfolded in front of me, the gun slipped out of my grasp as I stared at the lifeless body. Hansel's gasp filled my ears, and the silence resounding the place subsided.
I couldn't feel every inch of me. I felt numb, emotionless, and unremorseful. Why didn't I feel the guilt? I asked myself.
I felt a hand gripped my arm, turning me around immediately. Meeting Hansel's frantic eyes, I couldn't help but heave a sigh.
"You killed her," Hansel said, his eyes were welling with tears.
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