Cubs chase me, lapping at the blood falling from my horribly bandaged open wound.“Get out of here!” I shout, my voice ragged, but they only hesitate for a moment before creeping closer again.Ignoring them, I stumble forward, my legs nearly giving out beneath me as I drag myself toward the only place I can think of—home. My parents' front door looms ahead, familiar yet distant, and I push through without hesitation. The house is quiet, eerily so. No flickering lamp. No scent of dinner lingering in the air. Just silence.I don’t stop. Can’t stop. My body moves on instinct, guiding me upstairs to the one place that has always meant safety. My old bed welcomes me with the same creaky protest as it always has, and I collapse into it, my breath coming in shallow gasps.Then I feel them. Warm hands pressing gently against my shoulders.“What the fuck?” I scream out, shooting upright.Booker’s voice is tender, but I can hear the trace of tension in it. He backs away, giving me space, his h
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