“GO….. Get yourself ready now,” I ordered as I watched Hailey flinch, holding on to Max tight. She nodded, her eyes burning as if, at any moment now, the tears would start flowing down her cheeks. “We need to leave before it’s too late,” I added, urgency in my voice as I motioned for Hailey to hurry up. But before Hailey could move, Max started crying uncontrollably, his small body shaking with fear. “Max, shhhh… don’t cry,” Hailey soothed, trying to calm him down as she wiped away his tears. As I stared at Hailey soothing Max, I felt a pang of guilt for shouting at her, but I didn’t. Whenever she was close to me, my body started to act on its own, my heart started pounding in my chest, and her tears, her gentle touch on Max’s back—all of it made me feel something that I didn’t want to accept. Hailey’s presence always seemed to have that effect on me, even when I tried to resist it. It was as if she had a way of breaking down my walls without even trying. “Give him to me and go ge
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