bed, gasping for air. I

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was a loading screen. In front of me, a window shimmered into ex

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k seat. Alex was driving, and Chloe was in the passenger seat next to him, la

e, staring out the window,

ane. I saw Alex' s eyes widen in the rearview mirror. He wrenched

rail. I was slumped in the back, a piece of metal piercing my side, bleeding heavily. Chl

haking his head. He looked around, his eyes

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over the twisted center console to get to her. He check

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lay her gently on the grass. I watched, as if from a great distance, as the old me b

ended. The whit

ke. It wasn't the chaos of the moment. It was a calculated choice. He valu

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ke so thick I couldn't see. I was on the floor, crawling, choking.

esitate. He scooped Chloe into his arms and ran, leaving me on the floor. The last thing

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osed to be a simple meeting, but it went

along for the ride, and shoved her behind a concrete pilla

, three of them. I fell, my eyes on him. He was staring at Chloe, his face a mask

ulation

not to bad luck, but to Alex's unwavering love for another woman. I was not a person to him. I

urned away the last remnants of the gir

had killed her on