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The sharp savagery of agony had gone.
Buh-bye…won’t miss you…don’t come again.
Dropping my hand, I sighed into the sugary softness of peace.
I liked this room.
No painting of that demonic goblin murdering a unicorn. No four-poster where Henri almost bound me with his tie. No wall where he’d kissed me and punched me right in the stupid, traitorous heart.
I rubbed my chest, needing to delete that first and worse contusion.
The whole organ was black with pain. The arteries and veins blue from his kiss. Every pump was a reminder of the ache in my soul every time he looked at me.
He scolded me.
The way he yelled at me downstairs…the emptiness in his eyes…the nastiness in his voice.
God—
Okay, so the pain wasn’t completely gone.
The cluster of bullets Kyle had fired where my bullseye used to be, shared their pain directly with the very thing Henri had pulverised.
Even when he’d cut me and commanded me, he’d never spoken to me that way before.
I hope he’s okay…
I frowned.
He was mean, and you’re worried about him?
The room swirled as I nodded.
Krish sometimes used tetchiness in lieu of pain. His anger came from an inability to express whatever feelings consumed him. When words failed him, he sank deep within.
I hope Henri’s not sinking…
My fuzzy eyes locked on the closed bathroom door.
He’s been in there a while.
Maybe I should check.
I flinched.
He’ll just yell at me again…
The urge to curl into a little ball came swiftly, followed by a morbid giggle.
Keep it together, Il.
The fuzz in my head cleared a little.
I sighed.
God, what a mess.
What an awful, agonising mess.
