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The front door opened. The sound was unmistakable, the soft click of the lock, the scrape of it against the frame. Relief flooded Gabe so fast it almost hurt. “David–” he breathed, the word breaking apart halfway through. Footsteps entered the room, but they were distinctly heavier than David’s, and slower. Gabe forced his eyes open. Harold stood in the doorway to the living room. For a second, they just stared at each other. Gabe tried to lift his head. It felt like it weighed too much for his neck. His body had started to shake in small, uncontrollable tremors, the kind that came from too much pain layered over too much dizziness. His heart was racing. His ears were ringing. “Please,” he whispered. He didn’t even know what he was asking for. Help. Water. A hand. Anything? Harold didn’t move. His hands slipped into his pockets instead. The gesture was so casual it felt ridiculous, almost like a joke. “You know,” Harold said after a moment, his voice flat and almost conversational, “this is exactly why I told him he shouldn’t leave you here.”

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