@@@@@He was just like the rest of themIt was a
@@@@@He was just like the rest of
themIt was a physical pain to think of him
“Where is she?”
“Over here, JaredShe's not… responding
“We didn't touch her
“Here, give me the light,” Jared said“Now, the rest of you, get out of here
Give her some air, okay?”
There was a shuffling noise that didn't travel far
The shuffling was slow at first, but then became more productiveI could hear many footsteps
fading away in the room and then disappearing out of it
Jared waited until it was silent again
“Okay, Wanda, it's just you and me
He waited for some kind of answer
“Look, I guess that must have been pretty… badWe never wanted you to see that
Sorry? Geoffrey'd said it was Jared's ideaHe wanted to cut me out, slice me into little pieces,
fling my blood on the wallHe'd slowly mangle a million of me if he could find a way to keep
his favorite monster alive with himSlash us all to slivers
He was quiet for a long time, still waiting for me to react
“You look like you want to be aloneI can keep them away, if that's what you
want
Something touched my shoulderI cringed away from it, into the sharp stones
“Sorry,” he muttered